Motala Municipality

Motala Municipality Motala kommun
Municipality
Motala Courthouse
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 58°32′N 15°2′E
Country	Sweden
County	Östergötland County
Seat	Motala
Area
• Total	1,267.23 km2 (489.28 sq mi)
• Land	983.49 km2 (379.73 sq mi)
• Water	283.74 km2 (109.55 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population  (31 December 2023)
• Total	43,728
• Density	35/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Östergötland
Municipal code	0583
Website	www.motala.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

Motala Municipality (Motala kommun) 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 medieval ruins of St Bridget's home
• Varamon beach
• Västra Stenby Church and rune stone
• Övralid, manorhouse and home of author Verner von Heidenstam

Localities

Figures as of 2000, from Statistics Sweden.

1. Motala 30,136 (seat)
2. Borensberg 2,667
3. Tjällmo 562
4. Fornåsa 446
5. Nykyrka 434
6. Fågelsta 334
7. Österstad 329
8. Klockrike 275
9. Godegård 200

The population decreased by approximately 2% in most of the localities between the earlier census 1995 and the one in 2000.

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Motala 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 43,620 residents, including 33,347 Swedish citizens of voting age. 46.4% voted for the left coalition and 52.6% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Location Residents Citizen
adults Left vote Right vote Employed Swedish
parents Foreign
heritage Income
SEK Degree % % Bergsätter 1,997 1,547 51.4 48.1 85 86 14 25,719 31 Bispmotala 1,730 1,426 53.8 45.1 65 70 30 17,777 26 Borensberg V 2,217 1,713 48.7 50.3 88 95 5 28,406 47 Borensberg Ö 2,129 1,649 46.2 53.0 85 93 7 26,742 44 Borenshult 2,148 1,687 43.4 55.9 86 91 9 28,130 36 Brunnsvik 2,065 1,633 48.9 50.5 88 89 11 28,168 37 Bråstorp 1,981 1,526 43.5 56.1 83 88 12 27,310 38 Centrum 1,717 1,464 47.4 51.1 77 76 24 20,339 29 Charlottenborg 2,026 1,392 57.9 41.4 70 56 44 20,422 23 Ekenäs 1,623 1,138 54.1 44.1 70 64 36 20,932 26 Ekön 2,173 1,145 68.1 29.3 52 34 66 14,212 16 Fornåsa-Österstad 2,308 1,735 37.1 62.3 86 92 8 26,454 32 Fågelsta 1,272 984 39.1 60.2 83 92 8 26,794 28 Godegård 660 566 43.7 55.2 77 92 8 20,760 26 Holm 2,007 1,614 42.8 56.5 84 85 15 26,620 31 Hyddmarken 1,919 1,329 46.9 52.1 68 77 23 21,319 27 Marieberg V 1,638 1,294 45.6 53.5 84 83 17 26,381 38 Marieberg Ö 1,625 1,097 55.2 41.6 61 44 56 16,696 22 Mossen 2,007 1,632 42.7 56.9 79 82 18 24,766 30 Nykyrka 1,778 1,479 43.9 55.5 82 93 7 25,126 30 Samuelsberg 1,795 1,431 42.2 57.0 75 79 21 24,065 31 Söder 2,002 1,607 40.1 58.7 85 87 13 27,818 35 Tjällmo 1,123 917 41.2 57.3 81 93 7 23,391 25 Östermalm 1,680 1,342 45.4 53.7 81 89 11 26,144 37 Source: SVT

Industry

The largest employer is the municipality itself, employing circa 3,400 people. The next is the county council with 1,775.

Of the private employers, Electrolux and Dometic have a total of 1,400; Autoliv 425; Hycop 325; Saab-Bofors Dynamics circa 300; And Motala Verkstad some 180. (source [1])

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Sweden

Twin towns — sister cities

Motala is twinned with:

• Daugavpils, Latvia
• Hyvinkää, Finland

External links

• Media related to Motala Municipality at Wikimedia Commons
• Motala Municipality - Official site
• (in Swedish) Article Motala From Nordisk familjebok, 1913