Country Sweden County Kalmar County Charter 14th century Area 6.82 km² Local time Monday 7:15 PM | Province Småland Municipality Vimmerby Municipality Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 7,934 (31 Dec 2010) Team Vimmerby HC | |
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Weather 8°C, Wind SE at 10 km/h, 81% Humidity Points of interest Astrid Lindgren's World, Astrid Lindgren Museum, MX World Collection, Astrid Lindgren statyn | ||
Travel guide vimmerby sweden virum moosepark
Vimmerby is a city and the seat of Vimmerby Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 7,934 inhabitants in 2010.
Contents
- Travel guide vimmerby sweden virum moosepark
- Map of Vimmerby Sweden
- Overview
- Sports
- Twin towns sister cities
- References
Map of Vimmerby, Sweden
Overview
Stångån is a small river running through the city.
Vimmerby had its charter as early as the fourteenth century. The main street, Storgatan, still has the shape in which it was built in the medieval time. There are also many old wooden houses in the city.
Vimmerby is currently a tourist attraction due to historical links with Swedish author Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002). The Astrid Lindgren's World is a theme park for children that has themes from her books, and is visited by fans from around the world.
When Astrid Lindgren wrote her books about the country boy Emil of Lönneberga she used much information from her own upbringing in the rural areas of Vimmerby.
Another well-known person from Vimmerby is Swedish record international goalkeeper Thomas Ravelli.
Sports
The following sports clubs are located in Vimmerby:
Twin towns — sister cities
The following cities are twinned with Vimmerby: