Strömstad Municipality
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Strömstads kommun | |
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County | Västra Götaland County |
Province | Bohuslän |
Seat | Strömstad |
Area • Total area • Land area |
187th of 290 481.85 km² 471.54 km² |
Population • Total |
190th of 290 11,569 inhabitants |
Density • Total |
155th of 290 24.5 inhabitants/km² |
Website | http://www.stromstad.se/ |
Area & population from SCB as of December 31, 2006 |
Strömstad Municipality (Strömstads kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Strömstad.
The municipality got its present boundaries in 1967, when the City of Strömstad was merged with the two adjacent rural municipalities Tjärnö and Vette. Vette had been created in 1952 out of four older entities.
[edit] Geography
Strömstad Municipality is located on the Norwegian border and is known to attract large numbers of shoppers from Norway.
[edit] Localities
- Kebal
- Skee
- Strömstad (seat)
[edit] External links
- Strömstad Municipality - Official site
- Strömstad and Koster - Tourist site
- Besökskartan - Map
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