Vingåker
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| Country | Sweden |
| Municipality | Vingåker Municipality |
| County | Södermanland County |
| Province | Södermanland |
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| - Total | 3.90 km² (1.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2005-12-31)[1] | |
| - Total | 4,362 |
| - Density | 1,120/km² (2,900.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Vingåker is a town (pop. 4,300) in Södermanland, Sweden, and the seat of Vingåker Municipality, Södermanland County.
The town's expansion began in 1862 when a railway station was opened along the western main line (Västra Stambanan, which runs from Stockholm to Gothenburg). The station remained in operation up until 1971, but reopened in 2003.
The town is the birth place of former Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson.
A transit center for refugees from Norway during World War II was located in the manor of Kjesäter, now a folk high school.
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- ^ a b Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 (xls) (Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
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