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14-416: Motala Church dates from the 13th century. For several centuries, Motala remained a small village, mainly regarded as a stopping post on the road to the nearby town of Vadstena , one of the cultural centres of medieval Sweden. However, King Gustav Vasa had a manor house built at Motala and later Queen Kristina had a summer residence built at the spa resort of Medevi , 20 km (12.4 mi) north of

28-556: Is February with an average daily mean at −3.3 °C (26.1 °F), and an average daytime temperature at +0.1 °C (32.2 °F). Record temperatures between 1961 and 1990, as registered by Motala Kraftverk weather station, reaches from −26.3 °C (−15.3 °F) in February 1985 to 32.6 °C (90.7 °F) in August 1975. The most recent data is from Swedish Armed Forces' weather station located approximately 30 km north-east of

42-456: Is an engineering company specialising in bridge and railway construction equipment. In the 1870 science fiction novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas by Jules Verne , the prow of the submarine Nautilus was built at Motala Verkstad. Later major Swedish industrial manufacturers such as Electrolux and Luxor had their main factories built in the city. In 1963, Tetra Pak installed

56-504: The 19th century. Figures as of 2000, from Statistics Sweden . The population decreased by approximately 2% in most of the localities between the earlier census 1995 and the one in 2000. 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. In total there were 43,620 residents, including 33,347 Swedish citizens of voting age. 46.4% voted for

70-608: The Swedish Broadcasting Company, but the Motala transmitter, which is a museum today, sometimes makes low power transmissions which may only be received in the Motala area. At Ervasteby , near Motala, there is a 332-metre (1,089 ft) tall guyed mast, used for FM- and TV-broadcasting. Some years before the broadcasting station was established the Luxor company was founded in Motala. Luxor soon became one of

84-577: The Swedish national Motala longwave transmitter station was built. The town marks the middle of a straight line between Sweden's two biggest cities, Stockholm and Gothenburg . Radio programs were transferred from studios in Stockholm to Motala by telephone wire. The call was "Stockholm-Motala". The transmitter operated on 191 kHz until 1962, when the transmissions were moved to Orlunda . Since 1991 there have been no longwave transmissions at all by

98-490: The city centre. Its inland position renders greater diurnal temperature difference. In addition the geographic location makes seasonal lag is less visible compared to station located near Vättern. Motala generally experiences much rainfall, with the wettest month being August with an average of 71 millimetres (2.8 in) of rain. The driest month is March, with an average of 29 millimetres (1.1 in) of rain. Another important episode of Motala history began in 1927, when

112-459: The first Tetra Brik packaging machine in Motala. Motala has a temperate climate. Lake Vättern provides Motala with slightly cooler summers and milder winters compared to areas of inner Östergötland (±0.5–0.9 °C (1–2 °F) compared to the nearby city of Linköping). The warmest month is July with an average daily mean temperature at 16.4 °C (61.5 °F), and an average daytime temperature at 21.6 °C (70.9 °F). The coldest month

126-426: The four males surveyed, three carried the paternal haplogroup I2a1 or various subclades of it, while the other carried I2c . With regards to mtDNA , four individuals carried subclades of U5a , while two carried U2e1 . Motala Church Motala Church is situated in central Motala , in the province of Östergötland , Sweden . The oldest parts of the church were built in the 13th century. The present church

140-707: The largest radio and later television manufacturers in Sweden . In the 1980s Luxor started producing their own line of computers, like the ABC 80 . In 1985 Luxor was acquired by Nokia , and eventually production moved elsewhere. For sights surrounding Motala, see Motala Municipality . The following sports clubs are located in Motala: A November 2015 genetic study published in Nature included an analysis of six hunter-gatherers buried at Motala between ca. 6000 BC and 5700 BC. Of

154-451: The left coalition and 52.6% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income. 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] ) Motala

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168-497: The town. When the Göta Canal was built in the early 19th century, Motala became an important town for the trade on the canal. The builder of the canal, Baltzar von Platen , has his grave beside it. The town received the minor privilege status of köping in 1823, while full city rights were granted as of April 1, 1881. With the Swedish municipal reform of 1971, Motala became the seat of Motala Municipality . Motala Verkstad

182-443: Was built 1772-1774. The tower was added in 1844. Engineer Daniel Fraser is buried outside the church. 58°32′7.3″N 15°2′19.4″E  /  58.535361°N 15.038722°E  / 58.535361; 15.038722 Motala Municipality 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

196-477: 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

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