Mjölby is a city

Urban areas in Sweden

Urban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality. There are 1,940 localities in Sweden . They could be compared with census-designated places in the United States.A tätort in Sweden has a minimum of...

 and the seat of Mjölby Municipality

Mjölby Municipality

Mjölby Municipality is a municipality in Östergötland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Mjölby, with some 12,000 inhabitants....

, Östergötland County

Östergötland County

Östergötland County is a county or län in southeastern Sweden. It borders the counties of Kalmar to the southeast, Jönköping to the southwest, Västra Götaland to the west, Örebro to the northwest, Södermanland to the northeast, and the Baltic Sea to the east.Östergötland County has a population of...

, Sweden

Sweden

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 with 11,927 inhabitants in 2005.

Mjölby is located by the rivulet Svartån

Svartån

Svartån is a name given to a considerable number of Swedish rivers and streams.Svartån in Västmanland is 91 kilometers long. It passes through the towns of Skultuna and Västerås and has its outlet in Mälaren...

. The name "Mjölby" is derived from "Mölloby", which comes from mylna or mölna -- meaning "mill". Due to the rapids of Svartån

Svartån

Svartån is a name given to a considerable number of Swedish rivers and streams.Svartån in Västmanland is 91 kilometers long. It passes through the towns of Skultuna and Västerås and has its outlet in Mälaren...

 and the fertile soils of the surrounding plains, Mjölby is a natural place for a mill.

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Mjölby:

• Mjölby AI FF
  Mjölby AI FF
  Mjölby AI FF is a Swedish football club located in Mjölby. -Background:Mjölby AI FF currently plays in Division 4 Östergötland Västra which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Vifolkavallen in Mjölby....
  
  
• Mjölby Södra IF
  Mjölby Södra IF
  Mjölby Södra IF is a Swedish football club located in Mjölby. -Background:Mjölby Södra IF currently plays in Division 4 Östergötland Västra which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Lundbyvallen in Mjölby....
  
  
• Mjölby Turabdin FC
  Mjölby Turabdin FC
  Mjölby Turabdin FC is a Swedish football club located in Mjölby. -Background:Mjölby Turabdin FC currently plays in Division 4 Östergötland Västra which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Kungshögaplan in Mjölby....