Vadstena

Vadstena
Vadstena Town Hall is the oldest in Sweden
Vadstena Town Hall is the oldest in Sweden
Vadstena is located in Östergötland
Vadstena
Vadstena
Vadstena is located in Sweden
Vadstena
Vadstena
Coordinates: 58°27′N 14°54′E / 58.450°N 14.900°E / 58.450; 14.900
CountrySweden
ProvinceÖstergötland
CountyÖstergötland County
MunicipalityVadstena Municipality
Area
 • Total3.41 km2 (1.32 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total5,613
 • Density1,645/km2 (4,260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Vadstena (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈvâsːˌteːna] ) is a locality and the seat of Vadstena Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden, with 5,613 inhabitants in 2010.[1] From 1974 to 1979 Vadstena was administered as part of Motala Municipality.

Despite its small population, Vadstena is, for historical reasons, still referred to as a city: though it received its city privileges in 1400), Statistics Sweden only counts as cities Swedish urban localities with more than 10,000 inhabitants.

  1. ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.

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