Åtvidaberg

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Åtvidaberg


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Sweden
subdivision_type1 = Municipality
subdivision_name1 = Åtvidaberg Municipality
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Östergötland County
subdivision_type3 = Province
subdivision_name3 = Östergötland
area_footnotes = cite web |title=Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2000 och 2005 |publisher=Statistics Sweden |url=http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%E4torternami0810tab1.xls |format=xls |language=Swedish |accessdate=2008-05-15]
area_total_km2 = 5.45
population_as_of = 2005-12-31
population_footnotes =
population_total = 6,947
population_density_km2 = 1275
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd=58 |latm=12 |lats= |latNS=N
longd=16 |longm=00 |longs= |longEW=E
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Åtvidaberg (pron. Aat'vihda'bargh) is an industrial town in Östergötland, Sweden and the seat of Åtvidaberg Municipality, Östergötland County.

History

With the copper finds in the medieval age, a mining district was initiated. The town Åtvidaberg became the seat of a mining industry community.

The town's development was to be directed by the noble family Adelswärd. Through investments in the 19th and early 20th century the town developed into a modern industrial town.

In the 1970s the industry was dominated by Facit, making calculators. It was a major sponsor of the football team Åtvidabergs FF, one of Sweden's strongest team in the 1970s. When Facit went bankrupt in the second half of the 1970s, it led to the downfall and degradation of the team.

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