Finspång

Finspång

Bergslagstorget in central Finspång
Finspång
Finspång
Coordinates: 58°42′N 15°48′E / 58.700°N 15.800°E / 58.700; 15.800Coordinates: 58°42′N 15°48′E / 58.700°N 15.800°E / 58.700; 15.800
Country Sweden
Province Östergötland
County Östergötland County
Municipality Finspång Municipality
Area[1]
 • Total 8.18 km2 (3.16 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total 12,440
 • Density 1,521/km2 (3,940/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Finspång is a locality and the seat of Finspång Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 12,440 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

Overview

Finspång castle

Finspång is a traditional industrial town. The first industries were established in 1580 when a Royal factory for cannon and cannon balls was chartered. The industry was to continue for 300 years under supervision of the Walloon/Dutch family De Geer. Anders Qvarfordt was employed by Count Louise de Geer. His assignment was "to lodge and feed the Count de Geers Vallon blacksmiths".[2] Finspång Castle was built by Louis Gerhard De Geer (1622-1695), and around it industries and an orangery developed into the town of Finspång. Today the two main industrial areas are those of turbines and metal processing.

Administratively Finspång remained part of the rural municipality Risinge until 1942, when it was made a market town (köping). Since 1971 it is the seat of the enlarged Finspång Municipality.

Notable people

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Finspång Municipality:

Twinnings

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ↑ ""Släkten Qvarfordt 1580-2010" in English". Qvarfordt Family Chronicle. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ystävyyskunnat" (PDF) (in Finnish). Pohjola-Norden. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
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