▁in ▁Ö ster g öt land ▁County ▁in ▁sout heast ▁Sweden . ▁Its ▁seat ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Mot ala . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁Mot ala ▁Municip ality ▁was ▁formed ▁by ▁the ▁am alg am ation ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Mot ala ▁with ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁adjacent ▁rural ▁municipal ities . ▁Three ▁years ▁later ▁more ▁entities ▁were ▁added , ▁among ▁them ▁the ▁former ▁City ▁of ▁V ad st ena . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁a ▁new ▁V ad st ena ▁Municip ality ▁was ▁split ▁off . ▁ ▁Ge ograph ically , ▁Mot ala ▁is ▁situated ▁where ▁Lake ▁V ät tern ▁dra ins ▁into ▁the ▁river ▁system ▁of ▁Mot ala ▁str öm , ▁which ▁was ▁of ▁central ▁importance ▁to ▁the ▁massive ▁industrial ization ▁of ▁Sweden ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁ ▁S ights ▁and ▁museum s ▁Charlot ten borg ▁Castle ▁G ode g år d ▁man or house ▁with ▁the ▁Swedish ▁Por cel ain ▁Museum ▁Gö ta ▁Canal ▁with ▁lo cks ▁M ede vi ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁sp a , ▁the ▁oldest ▁in ▁Sweden ▁Mot ala ▁Church ▁Mot ala ▁Motor ▁Museum ▁The ▁Museum ▁of ▁Mot ala ▁Indust rial ▁History ▁N ub bek ull en , ▁birth place ▁of ▁artist ▁August ▁Mal m ström ▁The ▁Swedish ▁Broadcast ing ▁Museum ▁with ▁the ▁tw in ▁radio ▁to wers ▁Ul v å sa , ▁man or house ▁and ▁medieval ▁ru ins ▁of ▁St ▁Br idget ' s ▁home ▁V aram on ▁beach ▁V ä stra