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
See
ÅSSA Industry and Car MuseumA museum of Åtvidaberg's industrial heritage.
FACITA 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
Eat
Kalles konditoriThis café touts its "beautifully made sandwiches, several varieties of coffee and delicious sweets and cakes".