Kungälv
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| Country | Sweden |
| Municipality | Kungälv Municipality |
| County | Västra Götaland County |
| Province | Bohuslän |
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| - Total | 10.96 km² (4.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2005-12-31)[1] | |
| - Total | 21,139 |
| - Density | 1,928/km² (4,993.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Kungälv is a city (pop. 20,500) in Bohuslän on the Swedish west coast and the seat of Kungälv Municipality, Västra Götaland County. Kungälv is roughly translated as King River and is such named because of the two big rivers that floats in the vicinity, Göta Älv and Nodre Älv. Kungälv has never housed any royalties, neither norweigian nor swedish.
The city was founded in 1612, when the former settlement at Kungahälla was moved to the Bohus Fortress. The fortress combined with "Bräckboden" is the most popular tourist attractions in Kungälv.
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- ^ a b Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 (xls) (Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
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Kungälv is one of 134 towns with the historical City status in Sweden. |
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