Vimmerby () is a

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and the seat of

Vimmerby Municipality Vimmerby Municipality () is a municipality in Kalmar County, south-eastern Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Vimmerby. Stångån is a small river running through the municipality. The municipality was created by the local government ref ...

Kalmar County Kalmar County () is a Counties of Sweden, county or ''län'' in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Kronoberg County, Kronoberg, Jönköping County, Jönköping, Blekinge County, Blekinge and Östergötland County, Östergötland. To the ...

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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 i Lönneberga, Emil of Lönneberga, ...

(1907–2002). The

Astrid Lindgren's World Astrid Lindgren's World () is a theme park located in Astrid Lindgren's native city of Vimmerby, Sweden. It was opened in 1981 as a Fairytale Village (Sagobyn). In 1981, they built Katthult. the first house together on a 1:3 scale. Over the years ...

is a

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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

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Thomas Ravelli Thomas Ravelli (; born 13 August 1959) is a Swedish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. His 21-year professional career was almost exclusively associated with Öster ...

. 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).

Gallery

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Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Vimmerby: *

Vimmerby IF Vimmerby IF (founded in 1919) is a Swedish football club located in Vimmerby in Kalmar County. VIF won the 2009–10 Swedish Futsal Championship and were Sweden's representative in the 2010–11 UEFA Futsal Cup. Background Since their foundati ...

Twin towns — sister cities

The following cities are twinned with Vimmerby:

References

External links

Vimmerby Municipality
- Official site
Astrid Lindgren's World
- Theme Park {{authority control Populated places in Vimmerby Municipality Municipal seats of Kalmar County Swedish municipal seats