Fåglavik is a bimunicipal village situated in

Herrljunga Municipality Herrljunga Municipality (''Herrljunga kommun'') is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Herrljunga. The local government reform of 1952 formed two municipalities, Herrljunga and Gäsene, ...

and

Vara Municipality Vara Municipality (''Vara kommun'') is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Vara. The present municipality consists of 25 original local government entities (as of 1863). Between 1974 a ...

Västra Götaland County Västra Götaland County ( sv, Västra Götalands län) is a county or '' län'' on the western coast of Sweden. The county is the second most populous of Sweden's counties and it comprises 49 municipalities (''kommuner''). Its population of 1 ...

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. It had 209 inhabitants in 2005, increasing to 5043 in 2010. Fåglavik is the birthplace of the

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Mary Elisabeth Hesselblad (June 4, 1870 – April 24, 1957): nurse, Catholic nun and re-founder of the

Bridgettines The Bridgettines, or Birgittines, formally known as the Order of the Most Holy Savior (; abbreviated OSsS), is a monastic religious order of the Catholic Church founded by Saint Birgitta or Bridget of Sweden in 1344, and approved by Pope Urban ...

. Artist Jan van den Bergen used to live in the house where she was born. Van den Bergen, who was known for painting fantasy scenes, died some time after 2008 due to cancer. The village used to have a glass factory; a brick building which was contaminated with

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. During 2008, the building was demolished and site conditioned to reduce the spread of contamination into the environment.

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Populated places in Västra Götaland County Populated places in Herrljunga Municipality Populated places in Vara Municipality {{VästraGötaland-geo-stub