Kungälv Municipality

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Kungälv Municipality (Kommun)
Kungälv in Västra Götaland County

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Coat of arms
Kungälv City Arms
Municipal facts
Seat Kungälv
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County Västra Götaland County
Province Bohuslän
Area
Rank
364 km²
212th of 290
Population
Rank
(2005)
38,257
x of 290
Population density 105/km²

Kungälv Municipality is a Municipality in Bohuslän in western Sweden; administratively it belongs to Västra Götaland County. Its seat is in Kungälv (pop. 20,500).

The city was founded in 1612, when the former settlement at Kungahälla was moved to the Bohus Fortress.

Geographically it borders to the municipalities of Gothenburg (Göteborg; south), Ale Municipality (east), Lilla Edet Municipality (north-east) and Stenungsund Municipality (north). To the east flows the river Göta älv and to the south, marking the border to Gothenburg, flows the river Nordre älv. On an island in the river, the Bohus Fortress (one of Sweden's finest fortresses) faces the town Kungälv.

In terms of temperatures, the city tends to be cool year-round. Winter highs are near-freezing, and summer highs tend to be around 20 C (68 F). Weather.com averages

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