Alvesta Municipality ( Alvesta kommun ) is a municipality in Kronoberg County , southern Sweden . Its seat is in Alvesta .
6-573: Vida AB is a sawmill group based in Alvesta , Sweden. It is the largest privately owned sawmill group in Sweden , and employs approximately 1,000 employees. The sawmills are strategically placed in or near the huge forest areas in the province of Småland and the western Götaland province. About 85% of its produce is exported to Europe, USA, and Asia. The company produces animal bedding, fuel pellets, construction wood, among other products. Nearly 70% of
12-554: Is suitable for fishing, canoeing or playing golf. The mansion of Huseby is a popular place to visit, located some 15 kilometers south of the town Alvesta, and hosts a couple of museums. There are also old churches scattered around the municipality, some medieval, among them the Alvesta Church. There are 6 urban areas (or tätort ) in Alvesta Municipality. In the table the localities are listed according to
18-660: The company's shares are owned by the Canfor Corporation , based in British Columbia, Canada. Vida is currently sponsoring the Swedish heptathlon athlete Carolina Klüft . The company also owns the naming rights for Vida Arena , which is located in Växjö , until 2024. Alvesta Municipality The present municipality was created in 1971, when the market town ( köping ) Alvesta (instituted in 1945)
24-538: The left coalition and 56.0% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income. Some well-known natives of Alvesta are the national famous magician Joe Labero and the ATP tennis player Jonas Björkman . The former world #1 in the same sport, Mats Wilander , was originally from Torpsbruk in the north part of the municipality. Swan J. Turnblad (1860–1933) American newspaper publisher associated with Svenska Amerikanska Posten ,
30-409: The size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters. This is a demographic table based on Alvesta 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 20,256 inhabitants, including 14,578 Swedish citizens of voting age. 42.0% voted for
36-475: Was amalgamated with four surrounding rural municipalities. Amalgamations had also taken place in 1952 and 1963. The number of original local government entities within the present municipality is twelve. The municipal arms are from 1951 and depict three bees and a winged wheel. This symbolizes the railway that is so vital for the industry, while the bees signify the hard-working spirit that the locals pride themselves with. The municipality boasts nature areas and
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