Uppvidinge is a municipality in southern Sweden, in the county of Kronoberg. The municipality covers an area of 1183.4 km². Of the total population of 9807, 4983 are male, and 4824 are female. The population density of the community is 8 inhabitants per km².
... (Father Damien) (January 3, 1840 - April 15, 1888) was a Roman Catholic priest who dedicated his life to ministering to the sufferers of Hansen's disease (leprosy) ...