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Åmmeberg is a small swedish town in the municipality of Askersund, in the southern part of the province of Nericia. It is situated at an estuary by a fjord of lake Vättern. It existed as early as the 12th century and had a mill owned by the convent in Riseberga. It was the regional centre of trade until the founding of Askersund.
The first Swedish female aviator, Elsa Andersson, died at age 24 outside Åmmeberg during a parachute jump 22 january 1922 (her third ever)
According to local tradition Queen Christina of Sweden was to confer upon Åmmeberg city privileges, but her carriage broke down in Askersund, and the queen who preferred not travel any further decided that Askersund was to have the city rights.
It was the port of the mining industry in Zinkgruvan, an industry started by a Belgian company Vieille Montagne. The mine belongs to Lundin Mining since June 2004.
It is the home of Sweden's ambassador to Switzerland, the novelist Jan Mårtensson, and has a small harbour and a seaside-golf course.