Motala

Motala
The old court house
The old court house
Motala is located in Östergötland
Motala
Motala
Motala is located in Sweden
Motala
Motala
Coordinates: 58°32′N 15°02′E / 58.533°N 15.033°E / 58.533; 15.033
CountrySweden
ProvinceÖstergötland
CountyÖstergötland County
MunicipalityMotala Municipality
Area
 • Total19.29 km2 (7.45 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total29,823
 • Density1,546/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Motala (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈmûːˌtɑːla] )[2] is a locality and the seat of Motala Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 29,823 inhabitants (41,956 in the entire municipality) in 2010.[1] It is the third largest city of Östergötland, following Linköping and Norrköping. Motala is situated on the eastern shore of Lake Vättern and is regarded as the main centre of both the Göta Canal and the surrounding lake region.

  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.
  2. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 17.

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