View source for Motala Municipality

{{Infobox settlement
<!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions -->
| name                    = Motala Municipality
| native_name             = ''Motala kommun''<!-- If different from name -->
| native_name_lang        = sv<!-- ISO 639-2 code, e.g. "sv" for Swedish. -->
| settlement_type         = [[Municipalities of Sweden|Municipality]]
| image_skyline           = Court house Motala Sweden.JPG
| image_alt               = 
| image_caption           = Motala Courthouse
| image_seal              = 
| seal_alt                = 
| image_shield            = Motala vapen.svg
| shield_size             = 120x80px
| image_map               = Motala Municipality in Östergötland County.png
| map_alt                 = 
| map_caption             = 
| coordinates             = {{Coord|58|32|N|15|2|E|type:adm2nd_region:SE|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint           = 
| coordinates_footnotes   = 
| subdivision_type        = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name        = Sweden
| subdivision_type1       = [[Counties of Sweden|County]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Östergötland County]]
| established_title       = <!-- Established -->
| established_date        = 
| seat_type               = [[Administrative centre|Seat]]
| seat                    = [[Motala]]
| government_footnotes    = 
| leader_party            = 
| leader_title            = 
| leader_name             = 
| unit_pref               = Metric<!-- or US or UK -->
| area_footnotes          = {{Area Swedish municipality|TXT=ref}}
| area_total_km2          = {{Area Swedish municipality|type=total|municipality=Motala Municipality}}
| area_land_km2           = {{Area Swedish municipality|type=land|municipality=Motala Municipality}}
| area_water_km2          = {{Area Swedish municipality|type=water|municipality=Motala Municipality}}
| area_water_percent      = 
| area_note               = Area as of {{Area Swedish municipality|TXT=date}}.
| elevation_footnotes     = 
| elevation_m             = 
| population_footnotes    = {{Population Swedish municipality|TXT=ref}}
| population_total        = {{Population Swedish municipality|municipality=Motala Municipality}}
| population_as_of        = {{Population Swedish municipality|TXT=date}}
| population_density_km2  = auto
| population_note         = 
| timezone1               = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset1             = +1
| timezone1_DST           = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset1_DST         = +2
| blank_name_sec1         = [[Provinces of Sweden|Province]]
| blank_info_sec1         = [[Östergötland]]
| blank1_name_sec1        = [[Kommunkod|Municipal code]]
| blank1_info_sec1        = 0583
| postal_code_type        = 
| postal_code             = 
| area_code_type          = 
| area_code               = 
| iso_code                = [[ISO 3166-2:SE|SE<!--??-->]]
| website                 = [http://www.motala.se www.motala.se]<!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
| footnotes               = Density is calculated using land area only.
}}

'''Motala Municipality''' ({{langx|sv|Motala kommun}}) is a [[municipalities of Sweden|municipality]] in [[Östergötland County]] in southeast [[Sweden]]. Its seat is located in the [[city status in Sweden|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]]
*[[Motala Verkstad|The Museum of Motala Industrial History]]
*[[Nubbekullen]], birthplace of artist [[August Malmström]]
*[[Longwave transmitter Motala|The Swedish Broadcasting Museum]] with the twin radio towers
*[[Ulvåsa]], manorhouse and [[Birgittas udde|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 [[Swedish Television|SVT]]'s election platform, in turn taken from [[Statistiska Centralbyrån|SCB]] official statistics.<ref name=MotalaVal2022>{{cite web|url=https://valresultat.svt.se/2022/riksdagsval-0583-motala.html|title=Valresultat 2022 för Motala i riksdagsvalet|publisher=[[Swedish Television|SVT]]|language=sv|date=11 September 2022|access-date=5 January 2024}}</ref>

In total there were 43,620 residents, including 33,347 Swedish citizens of voting age.<ref name=MotalaVal2022/> 46.4% voted for the left coalition and 52.6% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

{| role="presentation" class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! rowspan="3" |Location
! {{tooltip|2=Number of residents in district, regardless of age or citizenship status|Residents}}
! {{tooltip|2=Swedish citizens above the age of 18, automatically eligible to vote|Citizen {{br}} adults}}
! {{tooltip|2=Social Democrats, Left Party, Centre Party, Green Party, %|Left vote}}
! {{tooltip|2=Sweden Democrats, Moderates, Christian Democrats, Liberals, %|Right vote}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers, %|Employed}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as residents born in Sweden with at least one Swedish-born parent, %|Swedish {{br}} parents}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as residents born abroad or in Sweden with two foreign-born parents, %|Foreign {{br}} heritage}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as the median income received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor|Income {{br}} [[Swedish kronor|SEK]]}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as any degree accumulated after high school, %|Degree}}
|-
!
! 
! style="background:{{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}};color:#FFFFFF;" |
! style="background:{{party color|Moderate Party}};color:#FFFFFF;" |
! 
! 
! 
! 
! 
|-
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | %
! data-sort-type="number" | %
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
|-
| align="left" |Bergsätter
| 1,997
| 1,547
| 51.4
| 48.1
| 85
| 86
| 14
| 25,719
| 31
|-
| align="left" |Bispmotala
| 1,730
| 1,426
| 53.8
| 45.1
| 65
| 70
| 30
| 17,777
| 26
|-
| align="left" |Borensberg V
| 2,217
| 1,713
| 48.7
| 50.3
| 88
| 95
| 5
| 28,406
| 47
|-
| align="left" |Borensberg Ö
| 2,129
| 1,649
| 46.2
| 53.0
| 85
| 93
| 7
| 26,742
| 44
|-
| align="left" |Borenshult
| 2,148
| 1,687
| 43.4
| 55.9
| 86
| 91
| 9
| 28,130
| 36
|-
| align="left" |Brunnsvik
| 2,065
| 1,633
| 48.9
| 50.5
| 88
| 89
| 11
| 28,168
| 37
|-
| align="left" |Bråstorp
| 1,981
| 1,526
| 43.5
| 56.1
| 83
| 88
| 12
| 27,310
| 38
|-
| align="left" |Centrum
| 1,717
| 1,464
| 47.4
| 51.1
| 77
| 76
| 24
| 20,339
| 29
|-
| align="left" |Charlottenborg
| 2,026
| 1,392
| 57.9
| 41.4
| 70
| 56
| 44
| 20,422
| 23
|-
| align="left" |Ekenäs
| 1,623
| 1,138
| 54.1
| 44.1
| 70
| 64
| 36
| 20,932
| 26
|-
| align="left" |Ekön
| 2,173
| 1,145
| 68.1
| 29.3
| 52
| 34
| 66
| 14,212
| 16
|-
| align="left" |Fornåsa-Österstad
| 2,308
| 1,735
| 37.1
| 62.3
| 86
| 92
| 8
| 26,454
| 32
|-
| align="left" |Fågelsta
| 1,272
| 984
| 39.1
| 60.2
| 83
| 92
| 8
| 26,794
| 28
|-
| align="left" |Godegård
| 660
| 566
| 43.7
| 55.2
| 77
| 92
| 8
| 20,760
| 26
|-
| align="left" |Holm
| 2,007
| 1,614
| 42.8
| 56.5
| 84
| 85
| 15
| 26,620
| 31
|-
| align="left" |Hyddmarken
| 1,919
| 1,329
| 46.9
| 52.1
| 68
| 77
| 23
| 21,319
| 27
|-
| align="left" |Marieberg V
| 1,638
| 1,294
| 45.6
| 53.5
| 84
| 83
| 17
| 26,381
| 38
|-
| align="left" |Marieberg Ö
| 1,625
| 1,097
| 55.2
| 41.6
| 61
| 44
| 56
| 16,696
| 22
|-
| align="left" |Mossen
| 2,007
| 1,632
| 42.7
| 56.9
| 79
| 82
| 18
| 24,766
| 30
|-
| align="left" |Nykyrka
| 1,778
| 1,479
| 43.9
| 55.5
| 82
| 93
| 7
| 25,126
| 30
|-
| align="left" |Samuelsberg
| 1,795
| 1,431
| 42.2
| 57.0
| 75
| 79
| 21
| 24,065
| 31
|-
| align="left" |Söder
| 2,002
| 1,607
| 40.1
| 58.7
| 85
| 87
| 13
| 27,818
| 35
|-
| align="left" |Tjällmo
| 1,123
| 917
| 41.2
| 57.3
| 81
| 93
| 7
| 23,391
| 25
|-
| align="left" |Östermalm
| 1,680
| 1,342
| 45.4
| 53.7
| 81
| 89
| 11
| 26,144
| 37
|-
| colspan="10" align="left" |Source: [[Sveriges Television|SVT]]<ref name=MotalaVal2022/>
|}

==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 Automobile|Saab]]-[[Bofors]] Dynamics circa 300; And [[Motala Verkstad]] some 180. 
(source [https://web.archive.org/web/20051110035032/http://www.motala.se/templates/standardpage.aspx?id=2106])

==International relations==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Sweden}}

===Twin towns — sister cities===
Motala is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Internationell samverkan i praktiken|url=https://www.motala.se/kommun-och-politik/internationell/internationell-samverkan-i-praktiken/|website=motala.se|publisher=Motala kommun|language=sv|access-date=2019-11-05}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|LVA}} [[Daugavpils]], Latvia
*{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Hyvinkää]], Finland

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikisource1911Enc|Motala}}
*{{Commons category-inline}}
*[http://www.motala.se Motala Municipality] - Official site
*{{in lang|sv}} [https://runeberg.org/nfbr/0633.html Article ''Motala''] From [[Nordisk familjebok]], 1913

{{Geographic location
 | Centre = Motala
 | N  = [[Askersund Municipality|Askersund]] ([[Örebro County|Örebro]]), [[Hallsberg Municipality|Hallsberg]] ([[Örebro County|Örebro]])
 | NE = [[Finspång Municipality|Finspång]]
 | SE = [[Linköping Municipality|Linköping]]
 | S  = [[Mjölby Municipality|Mjölby]]
 | SW = [[Vadstena Municipality|Vadstena]]
 | W  = [[Karlsborg Municipality|Karlsborg]] ([[Västra Götaland County|Västra Götaland]]) / ''[[Vättern]]''
}}
{{Östergötland County}}
{{Localities in Motala Municipality}}
{{authority control}}

[[Category:Motala Municipality| ]]
[[Category:Municipalities of Östergötland County]]