Ankarsrum is a

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situated in

Västervik Municipality Västervik Municipality (Swedish: ''Västerviks kommun'') is a municipality in Kalmar County, south-eastern Sweden, with its seat in the city of Västervik. The present municipality was created in 1971, when the former ''City of Västervik'' was ...

Kalmar County Kalmar County () is a county or '' län'' in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Kronoberg, Jönköping, Blekinge and Östergötland. To the east in the Baltic Sea is the island Gotland. The counties are mainly administrative units. Geo ...

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with 1,254 inhabitants in 2010.

History

There is written evidence for Ankarsrum dating to about 1430 (when it was called Jangolsrwme) and from 1544 (Ångersrum). In 1655, the

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was founded in the town. Originally known for manufacturing, among other things, cast iron kitchen stoves and bathtubs, the company was acquired by

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in 1969 and subsequently moved the Assistent production line from

Motala Motala () is a locality and the seat of Motala Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 29,823 inhabitants (41,956 in the entire municipality) in 2010. It is the third largest city of Östergötland, following Linköping and Norrköping. M ...

to this town.

Access

Ankarsrum can be accessed via

Swedish national road 40 National Road 40 (), is a Swedish national road in southern Sweden, between Gothenburg and Västervik. The length of the road is 321 km. The stretch Gothenburg–Jönköping is a part of the fastest and most used route when driving between Go ...

. In addition, Ankarsum has a preserved station building on the which is operated during the summer.

References

Populated places in Kalmar County Populated places in Västervik Municipality {{Kalmar-geo-stub