Motala Municipality

Municipality in Östergötland County, Sweden

Motala Municipality Motala kommun
Municipality
Motala Courthouse
Coat of arms

Coordinates: 58°32′N 15°2′E / 58.533°N 15.033°E / 58.533; 15.033
Country	Sweden
County	Östergötland County
Seat	Motala
Area ^[1]
• 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)^[2]
• 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.

Motala 30,136 (seat)
Borensberg 2,667
Tjällmo 562
Fornåsa 446
Nykyrka 434
Fågelsta 334
Österstad 329
Klockrike 275
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.^[3]

In total there were 43,620 residents, including 33,347 Swedish citizens of voting age.^[3] 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

25,719

Bispmotala

1,730

1,426

53.8

45.1

17,777

Borensberg V

2,217

1,713

48.7

50.3

28,406

Borensberg Ö

2,129

1,649

46.2

53.0

26,742

Borenshult

2,148

1,687

43.4

55.9

28,130

Brunnsvik

2,065

1,633

48.9

50.5

28,168

Bråstorp

1,981

1,526

43.5

56.1

27,310

Centrum

1,717

1,464

47.4

51.1

20,339

Charlottenborg

2,026

1,392

57.9

41.4

20,422

Ekenäs

1,623

1,138

54.1

44.1

20,932

Ekön

2,173

1,145

68.1

29.3

14,212

Fornåsa-Österstad

2,308

1,735

37.1

62.3

26,454

Fågelsta

1,272

984

39.1

60.2

26,794

Godegård

660

566

43.7

55.2

20,760

Holm

2,007

1,614

42.8

56.5

26,620

Hyddmarken

1,919

1,329

46.9

52.1

21,319

Marieberg V

1,638

1,294

45.6

53.5

26,381

Marieberg Ö

1,625

1,097

55.2

41.6

16,696

Mossen

2,007

1,632

42.7

56.9

24,766

Nykyrka

1,778

1,479

43.9

55.5

25,126

Samuelsberg

1,795

1,431

42.2

57.0

24,065

Söder

2,002

1,607

40.1

58.7

27,818

Tjällmo

1,123

917

41.2

57.3

23,391

Östermalm

1,680

1,342

45.4

53.7

26,144

Source: SVT^[3]

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

Twin towns — sister cities

Motala is twinned with:^[4]

Daugavpils, Latvia
Hyvinkää, Finland

References

^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Valresultat 2022 för Motala i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
^ "Internationell samverkan i praktiken". motala.se (in Swedish). Motala kommun. Retrieved 2019-11-05.