Mariestad Municipality
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| Mariestads kommun | |
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| County | Västra Götaland County |
| Province | Västergötland |
| Seat | Mariestad |
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| Area • Total area • Land area |
71st of 290 1,509.79 km² 602.39 km² |
| Population • Total |
102nd of 290 23,933 inhabitants |
| Density • Total |
110th of 290 39.7 inhabitants/km² |
| Website | http://www.mariestad.se/ |
| Area & population from SCB as of December 31, 2006 | |
Mariestad Municipality (Mariestads kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Mariestad.
The present municipality was formed in 1971, when the City of Mariestad was amalgamated with four surrounding rural municipalities.
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[edit] Geography
Mariestad Municipality is situated on Lake Vänern and is visited by many tourists in summer. The largest fresh water archipelago in Sweden lies within the municipality. Torsö and Brommö are the two largest islands. North of the city, in Sjötorp, Göta Canal meets Lake Vänern.
[edit] Industry
The largest employers are Electrolux home products and Katrinefors bruk, a part of Metsä Tissue AB. SCA Packaging AB, RM Perfo AB and Jede AB are other notable companies in Mariestad. Within the IT industry Telia Partner AB and WM-data Infra Solutions AB are the two biggest employers. Just south of Mariestad, in Lugnås, you find Nimbus Produktion AB who manufactures Nimbus boats.
[edit] External link
- Mariestad Municipality - Official site
[edit] References
- Corresponding article on Swedish wikipedia
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