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Vimmerby

Place in Småland, Sweden

Place in Småland, Sweden

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official_nameVimmerby
image_skylineVimmerby, den 23 juni 2008, bild 19.jpg
image_captionVimmerby in June 2008
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subdivision_nameSweden
subdivision_type3Municipality
subdivision_name3Vimmerby Municipality
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Kalmar County
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Småland
established_title3Charter
established_date314th century
area_footnotes
area_total_km27.56
population_as_of31 December 2010
population_footnotes
population_total10,934
population_density_km21050
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Vimmerby () is a city and the seat of Vimmerby Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 10,934 inhabitants in 2010.

Overview

Stångån 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.{{cite web|url= https://www.vimmerby.com/om/om-vimmerby/vimmerbys-historia/

Vimmerby is currently a tourist attraction due to historical links with Swedish author Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002). The Astrid Lindgren's World is a theme park 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 Thomas Ravelli.

Gosta Holmer, A Decathlete, is also from Vimmerby

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).

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Vimmerby:

  • Vimmerby IF

Twin towns — sister cities

The following cities are twinned with Vimmerby:

  • USA Fargo, North Dakota, United States
  • LIT Joniškis, Lithuania

References

References

  1. (14 December 2011). "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010". [[Statistics Sweden]].
  2. "Astrid Lindgren, 1907-2002".
  3. "Astrid Lindgren’s World in Vimmerby".
  4. "Sven Alfred Thörne".
  5. "Vimmerby kyrka".
  6. "About Our City". City of Fargo.
  7. "International Relations". joniskis.lt.
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