Bengtsfors Municipality

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Bengtsfors Municipality (Kommun)

Bengtsfors in north-west V. G. County in Sweden

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Bengtsfors City Arms
Municipal facts
Seat Bengtsfors
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County Västra Götaland County
Province Dalsland
Area
Rank
 889 km²
119th of 290
Population
Rank
(2005)
 10,335
x of 290
Density 12/km²

Bengtsfors municipality is a Swedish municipality in Västra Götaland County, in western Sweden. Its seat is in Bengtsfors (pop. 3,600).

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[edit] Geography

The municipality has much water areas, consisting of lakes and streams. It makes it a good place for canoeing, fishing and bathing.

Every year a canoeing marathon called Dalslands Kanot Marathon+, or DKM+, is held. It is an enduring 55 kilometers long (a marathon "plus"), stretching through the many municipal streams, and one of Sweden's largest canoeing competitions.

Bengtsfors is also crossed by the Dalsland Canal.

[edit] Towns

Urban areas, location in municipality, and inhabitants.

  • Bengtsfors, north, 3,600 inh.
  • Billingsfors 10 km south of Bengtsfors, 1,400 inh.
  • Bäckefors, midth, 30 km south of Bengtsfors, 750 inh.
  • Dals Långed, 20 km south of Bengtsfors, 1700 inh.
  • Gustavsfors, northernmost, 700 inh.
  • Skåpafors, east, on the road to Åmål, 400 inh.

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[edit] Trivia

The postal code of Bengtsfors is 666, causing the joke that fans of heavy metal would move there.


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