Stenungsund Municipality

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**Stenungsund Municipality (*Kommun*)**
Stenungsund in Västra Götaland County Map outlining municipalities of Sweden	Coat of arms
	Municipal facts
	Seat	Stenungsund
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	County	Västra Götaland County
	Province	Bohuslän
	Area Rank	254 km² 237th of 290
	Population Rank (2005)	22,742 108th of 290
	Density	90/km²

Stenungsund Municipality is a Municipality in Bohus County in western Sweden; administratively belonging to Västra Götaland County. Its seat is in Stenungsund (pop. 9,600). The municipality is often divided into 6 communities; Stenungsund, Stora Höga, Jörlanda, Spekeröd, Ödsmål and Svenshögen.

The municipality had Sweden's procentual largest expansion in the year 2003.

The town is located right by the European route E6 highway and the railway Bohusbanan.

1 History
2 Notable corporations
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] History

Stenungsund was once only an idyllic bathing and vacation location on the Swedish west coast. Since the 1950s, it has become the center for the petrochemical industry. Its distinguished silhouette is four giant chimneys, belonging to a large power plant. Another landmark is the Tjörn Bridge, a bridge to the island Tjörn.

In 2006, archaeological excavations in the area revealed a series of burial sites dating between 1 AD and 300 AD.