Holaveden

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Holaveden is a forested region in southern Östergötland province in eastern Sweden.

Understand

Less fertile, and more sparsely populated than the plains of middle Östergötland, Holaveden has been a border area towards Småland. Several battles have been fought here between Sweden and Denmark.

Municipalities

  • Boxholm
  • Kinda
  • Valdemarsvik
  • Ydre
  • Åtvidaberg, famous for an elite association football team

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Get around

See

  • ÅSSA Industry and Car Museum. A museum of Åtvidaberg's industrial heritage. 
  • FACIT. A factory in Åtvidaberg: once a world-leading producer of mechanical calculators, this industry failed to adapt to the digital revolution. The factory is deserted, and remains a monument of a past age. 

Do

The area is dominated by forests and lakes, and is great for outdoor life.

Eat

  • Kalles konditori. This café touts its "beautifully made sandwiches, several varieties of coffee and delicious sweets and cakes". 

Drink

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