Vadstena Municipality
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| Country | Sweden | |
| County | Östergötland County | |
| Seat | Vadstena | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 413.259725 km2 (159.560472 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 181.839725 km2 (70.208710 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 231.42 km2 (89.35 sq mi) | |
| Area as of January 1, 2014. | ||
| Population (December 31, 2016) | ||
| • Total | 7,348 | |
| • Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| ISO 3166 code | SE | |
| Province | Östergötland | |
| Municipal code | 0584 | |
| Website | www.vadstena.se | |
Vadstena Municipality (Vadstena kommun) 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.
Vadstena is situated by lake Vättern, Sweden's second largest lake. Fishing was an important source of food when the town was first founded around the year 1000 AD, and it continued to be dependent on fish and ship merchandise.
There are two nature reserves in the municipality:
Coordinates: 58°27′N 14°54′E / 58.450°N 14.900°E
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