Finspång
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| Country | Sweden |
| Municipality | Finspång Municipality |
| County | Östergötland County |
| Province | Östergötland |
| Area [1] | |
| - Total | 8.01 km² (3.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2005-12-31)[1] | |
| - Total | 12,415 |
| - Density | 1,551/km² (4,017.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Finspång is an industrial town (pop. 13,000) in Östergötland, Sweden and the seat of Finspång Municipality, Östergötland County.
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 Dutch-stemming family De Geer. By Louis Gerhard De Geer (1622-1695), the Finspång Castle was constructed, and around it industries and an orangery developed into the town Finspång. Today the two main industrial areas are those of turbines and copper 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.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 (xls) (Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
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