Holaveden
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
Get in
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".