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Vadstena
Vadstena () is a locality and the seat of Vadstena Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ..., with 5,802 inhabitants in 2023. From 1974 to 1979 Vadstena was administered as part of Motala Municipality. Despite its small population, Vadstena is, for historical reasons, still referred to as a ''city'': though it received its city privileges in 1400), Statistics Sweden only counts as cities Swedish urban localities with more than 10,000 inhabitants. History Above all, the city of Vadstena is noted for two important facts of Swedish history. It was in Vadstena, in the late 14th century, that Saint Bridget of Sweden founded the first monastery of her Bridgettine Order, and Vadstena Castle is one of Sweden's best-preserved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vadstena Abbey
250px, Aerial view The Abbey Pax Mariae (), more commonly referred to as Vadstena Abbey, is situated on Lake Vättern in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Stockholm and is a monastery of nuns within the Bridgettine Order. It was active from 1346 until 1595 and has been active since 1963, regaining status as an autonomous abbey in 1991. The abbey started on one of the farms donated to it by the king, but the town of Vadstena grew up around it. It was the motherhouse of the Bridgettine Order from 1346 to 1595. History Foundation and duration The abbey was founded in 1346 by Saint Bridget with the assistance of King Magnus IV of Sweden and his Queen Blanche, who made a will donating ten farms, including that of Vadstena in Dal Hundred, Östergötland, to the abbey founded by Bridget. The daughter of Saint Bridget, Saint Catherine, on arriving there in 1374 with the relics of her mother, found only a few novices under a Religious Superior. They chose Catherine as their abb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vadstena Municipality
Vadstena Municipality () is a municipality in Östergötland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Vadstena. The old ''City of Vadstena'' was during the nationwide local government reform of the 1970s merged into Motala Municipality in 1974. This "marriage" was unsuccessful and a "divorce" was soon agreed upon and in 1980 the present municipality was created. It contains, however, 12 original units. Demographics This is a demographic table based on Vadstena Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics. In total there were 7,517 residents, including 6,185 Swedish citizens of voting age. 48.1% voted for the left coalition and 51.2% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income. Nature Vadstena is situated by lake Vättern, Sweden's second largest lake. Fishing was an important source of food when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vadstena Castle
Vadstena Castle () is a former Royal Castle in Vadstena, the province of Östergötland,Sweden. History Vadstena Castle was originally built by King Gustav I in 1545 as a fortress to protect Stockholm from enemies approaching from the south. The fortress consisted of three smaller stone buildings facing Lake Vättern, three 31-meter wide ramparts, a courtyard, a moat and four circular cannon turrets. The original ramparts were torn down in the 19th century and the present ramparts were inaugurated in 1999. The stone buildings later formed the ground floor of the castle. On August 22, 1552, King Gustav I married his third wife, Catherine Stenbock, in Vadstena. One of the castle banqueting halls is called the Wedding Hall (), although its construction wasn't finished in time for the wedding. The reconstruction from fortress into a habitable castle began in the 1550s, when Prince Magnus became duke of Östergötland. Duke Magnus suffered from mental illness and was the only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vadstena Town Hall
Vadstena Town Hall () is a former town hall in Vadstena, Sweden. It is the oldest preserved town hall in Sweden. History and architecture The town hall is the oldest surviving town hall in Sweden. It was built during the 15th and 16th centuries. It is located on ''Rådhustorget'', the oldest square of Vadstena which derives its name from the town hall. The square itself is mentioned in written sources for the first time in the early 15th century, and the construction of the town hall started after Vadstena was granted town privileges by Queen Margaret. The building comprises three distinct parts: the actual town hall, facing east; a tower; and a northern wing. The oldest part is the part facing east. Its construction date is referred to as 1490 in several sources; however, dendrochronological examination of a wooden beam in the building has concluded that the wood was felled before 1454–55. Possible explanations may be that older wood was re-used when building the town hall, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Bridget Of Sweden
Bridget of Sweden, OSsS ( – 23 July 1374), also known as Birgitta Birgersdotter and Birgitta of Vadstena (), was a Swedish Catholic mystic and the founder of the Bridgettines. Outside Sweden, she was also known as the Princess of Nericia and was the mother of Catherine of Vadstena. Bridget is one of the six patron saints of Europe, together with Benedict of Nursia, Cyril and Methodius, Catherine of Siena and Teresa Benedicta of the Cross. Biography The most celebrated saint of Sweden, Bridget was the daughter of the knight Birger Persson of the family of Finsta, governor and lawspeaker of Uppland, and one of the richest landowners of the country, and his wife Ingeborg Bengtsdotter, a member of the so-called Lawspeaker branch of the Folkunga family. Through her mother, Bridget was related to the Swedish kings of her era. She was born in 1304. The exact date of her birth is not recorded. In 1316, at the age of 13 she married Ulf Gudmarsson of the family of Ulvås ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stina Blackstenius
Emma Stina Blackstenius (; born 5 February 1996) is a Swedish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Arsenal W.F.C., Arsenal in the English Women's Super League and the Sweden women's national football team, Sweden national team. Club career Vadstena Blackstenius grew up in Vadstena and joined local club Vadstena GIF in 2002 at the age of 6. On 20 April 2011, Blackstenius made her senior debut for the club against BK Kenty in the Östergötland region Division 3 (Swedish women's football), Division 3, the fifth tier of women's football in Sweden. She started the match and scored twice as Vadstena lost 5–4. In her debut season, Blackstenius started all 18 leagues games and scored 21 goals. She played 16 games the following season and finished as the league's top scorer with 38 goals. She was named 2012 Östergötland player of the year. Linköping Prior to the start of the 2013 Damallsvenskan, 2013 season, Blacks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridgettines
The Bridgettines, or Birgittines, formally known as the Order of the Most Holy Saviour (; abbreviated OSsS), is a monastic religious order of the Catholic Church founded by Saint Birgitta (Bridget of Sweden) in 1344 and approved by Pope Urban V in 1370. They follow the Rule of Saint Augustine. There are today several different branches of Bridgettines. History The first monastery of the order was founded in 1369 at the former royal castle of Vadstena. St. Bridget's granddaughter, Lady Ingegerd Knutsdotter, was Abbess of Vadstena from 1385 to 1403. Upon her death on 14 September 1412, direct descent from St. Bridget became extinct. This opened the medieval concept of "Bridget's spiritual children", members of the order founded by her, to be her true heirs. The order spread widely in Sweden and Norway, and played a remarkable part in promoting culture and literature in Scandinavia; this is to be attributed to the fact that the motherhouse at Vadstena, by Lake Vättern, was not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Östergötland
Östergötland (; English exonym: East Gothland) is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden (''landskap'' in Swedish) in the south of Sweden. It borders Småland, Västergötland, Närke, Södermanland and the Baltic Sea. In older English literature, the Latinized version ''Ostrogothia'' is also used. The corresponding administrative county, Östergötland County, covers the entire province and parts of neighbouring provinces. Heraldry From 1560, Östergötland was represented with two separate coats-of-arms seals until 1884, when the current one was granted. The coat of arms is represented with a ducal coronet. Blazon: " gules a griffin with dragon wings, tail and tongue rampant or armed, beaked, langued and membered azure between four roses argent." Geography From west to east, in the middle parts, extends the Östgöta Plain (''Östgötaslätten''). It is largely agricultural. In the southern part of the province, the terrain becomes marked by the south Swedish hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Östergötland County
Östergötland County () is a county or '' län'' in southeastern Sweden. It has land borders with the counties of Kalmar to the southeast, Jönköping to the southwest, Örebro to the northwest, and Södermanland to the northeast. It also has a sea border with Västra Götaland to the west (across lake Vättern), and borders the Baltic Sea to the east. Östergötland County has a population of 456,550 (September 30, 2017) and the capital and biggest city is Linköping. Linköping and neighbouring twin city Norrköping together form one of Sweden's metropolitan areas; The Linköping-Norrköping Corridor is therefore sometimes marketed as ''The Fourth Metropolitan Region'' of Sweden, the other three being Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö. Princess Estelle is Duchess of Östergötland. Province ''For History, Geography and Culture see: Östergötland.'' Östergötland has virtually the same boundaries as the current administrative entity, the Östergötland County. Admi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina Koppang
Nina Koppang, (born 31 May 2002) is a Swedish handball player who plays for Team Esbjerg and the Sweden women's national handball team. Career Koppang started playing handball in Vadstena HF. She also played football in Vadstena GIF. In 2018 she moved from Vadstena to attend a sports school, and with that she changed to IK Sävehof's youth team. She also continued playing football, now for Göteborg FC's youth team, however only for around 6 months until she decided to quit football and fully focus on handball. The season of 2020/21 was her first in IK Sävehof's senior team. She signed for Norwegian club Vipers Kristiansand in 2024, only to leave less than a year later when the club went bankrupt. When she was 16 she played for the Swedish U16 national team in football. In handball, she participated in the U17 European Championship 2019, where Sweden brought home a silver medal. She also participated in the U19 European Championship 2021, where Sweden ended up on the four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motala Municipality
Motala Municipality () is a municipality in Östergötland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Motala. In 1971 Motala Municipality was formed by the amalgamation of the ''City of Motala'' with some of the adjacent rural municipalities. Three years later more entities were added, among them the former ''City of Vadstena''. In 1980 a new Vadstena Municipality was split off. Geographically, Motala is situated where Lake Vättern drains into the river system of Motala ström, which was of central importance to the massive industrialization of Sweden in the 19th century. Sights and museums * Charlottenborg Castle * Godegård manorhouse with the Swedish Porcelain Museum *Göta Canal with locks *Medevi 17th century spa, the oldest in Sweden * Motala Church * Motala Motor Museum * The Museum of Motala Industrial History * Nubbekullen, birthplace of artist August Malmström * The Swedish Broadcasting Museum with the twin radio towers *Ulvåsa, manorhouse and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FÃ¥gelsta
Fågelsta is a locality situated in Motala Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 297 inhabitants in 2017. It is located 9 km south of Motala. History Fågelsta grew around a railway line between Hallsberg and Mjölby, which began operations in 1873. One terminus of the narrow-gauge heritage railway Wadstena Fogelsta Järnväg is in Fågelsta, the other being in Vadstena Vadstena () is a locality and the seat of Vadstena Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It bo .... This railway was once part of Mellersta Östergötlands Järnväg. The station building was demolished in 1981. There used to be two grocery stores in town. Both were equipped with gasoline pumps. There was also a hotel with a dining room and café. These businesses were all tied to the railway. The buildings have mostly been demolished over time, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
