Valdemarsvik Municipality

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Valdemarsvik Municipality is a municipality in Östergötland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Valdemarsvik.Valdemarsvik was originally a market town under the city of Söderköping. When the first local government acts came into force in Sweden in 1863 Valdemarsvik was not made a municipality of its own, but part of Ringarum. It was detached from Ringarum in 1914. The municipal reform of 1971 created the present municipality by reuniting Ringarum with Valdemarsvik and also adding Gryt and a part of the dissolved Tjust-Ed. The latter territory was transferred from Kalmar County.Geographically, it is notable for an archipelago and a harbour.SightsThe local church is from the 1870s, with extensive renovations in the early 20th century.Notable nativesLena Ek, former member of the European Parliament and the Riksdag, lives in ValdemarsvikNils Liedholm, professional soccer player, was born and raised in ValdemarsvikElectionsRiksdagThese are the results of the Riksdag elections of Söderköping Municipality since the 1972 municipality reform. The results of the Sweden Democrats were not published by SCB between 1988 and 1998 at a municipal level to the party's small nationwide size at the time. "Turnout" denotes the percentage of the electorate casting a ballot, whereas "Votes" only denotes valid votes.