Vimmerby () is a
city
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and the seat of
Vimmerby Municipality
Vimmerby Municipality (''Vimmerby kommun'') is a Municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Kalmar County, south-eastern Sweden. Its seat is located in the city status in Sweden, city of Vimmerby.
Stångån is a small river running through the mun ...
,
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 ...
,
Sweden
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with 10,934 inhabitants in 2010.
Overview
Stångån
Stångån is a small river in southern Sweden, 185 km long and with a drainage basin of 2440 km2. It flows from the highlands of eastern Småland in the south to lake Roxen in the north. At the outlet near Linköping, the average discha ...
is a small river running through the city.
Vimmerby had its charter as early as the fourteenth century. The main street, ''Storgatan'', still has the shape in which it was built in the medieval time. There are also many old wooden houses in the city.
Vimmerby is currently a tourist attraction due to historical links with Swedish author
Astrid Lindgren
Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (; ; 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is best known for several children's book series, featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil of Lönneberga, Karlsson-on- ...
(1907–2002). The
Astrid Lindgren's World is a
theme park
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for children that has themes from her books, and is visited by fans from around the world.
When Astrid Lindgren wrote her books about the country boy
Emil of Lönneberga she used much information from her own upbringing in the rural areas of Vimmerby.
Another well-known person from Vimmerby is
Swedish record international goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...
Thomas Ravelli
Thomas Ravelli (; born 13 August 1959) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. His 21-year professional career was almost exclusively associated with Öster and Göteborg, for whom he appeared in a combined 416 A ...
.
Vimmerby Church
Vimmerby Church (''Vimmerby kyrka'') was built in 1854-1855. The church is built in a neoclassical style with a church tower to the west.
The baptismal font is carved in granite and dates from around the year 1200. The pulpit was made in 1713 by the sculptor Olof Jonasson Wiström (1666- 1720). The altarpiece was added in 1877 and was painted by artist Sven Alfred Thörne (1850-1916).
Gallery
Rådhuset, Vimmerby 02.jpg, City Hall
Stadshotellet i Vimmerby 02.jpg, Vimmerby Stadshotell
Torget i Vimmerby.JPG, Stora torget
Storgatan, Vimmerby 01.jpg, Storgatan
Vimmerby kyrka 08.JPG, Vimmerby Church
Sports
The following sports clubs are located in Vimmerby:
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Vimmerby IF
Vimmerby IF, founded in 1919, is a Sweden, Swedish association Football, football club located in Vimmerby in Kalmar County. VIF won the 2009–10 Swedish Futsal Championship and are Sweden's representative in the 2010–11 UEFA Futsal Cup.
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Twin towns — sister cities
The following cities are
twinned with Vimmerby:
References
External links
Vimmerby Municipality- Official site
Astrid Lindgren's World- Theme Park
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Populated places in Kalmar County
Populated places in Vimmerby Municipality
Municipal seats of Kalmar County
Swedish municipal seats