Finspång

Finspång
Bergslagstorget in Finspång
Finspång
Coordinates:
Country Sweden
Province Östergötland
County Östergötland County
Municipality Finspång Municipality
Area[1]
 • Total 8.01 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
 • Total 12,415
 • Density 1,551/km2 (4,017.1/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Finspång is a locality and the seat of Finspång Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 12,415 inhabitants in 2005.[1]

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Overview

Finspång is a traditional industrial town. The first industries were established in 1580 when a Royal factory for cannon and cannon balls was chartered. The industry was to continue for 300 years under supervision of the Dutch-stemming family De Geer. By Louis Gerhard De Geer (1622-1695), the Finspång Castle was constructed, and around it industries and an orangery developed into the town Finspång. Today the two main industrial areas are those of turbines and metal processing.

Administratively Finspång remained part of the rural municipality Risinge until 1942, when it was made a market town (köping). Since 1971 it is the seat of the enlarged Finspång Municipality.

Notable people

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Finspång Municipality:

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005" (in Swedish) (xls). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%c3%a4torternami0810tab1.xls. Retrieved 2009-05-09. 

External links

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