Vänersborg Municipality
| Vänersborg Municipality Vänersborgs kommun | ||
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| Municipality | ||
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| Country | Sweden | |
| County | Västra Götaland County | |
| Seat | Vänersborg | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 898.83 km2 (347.04 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 642.7 km2 (248.1 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 256.13 km2 (98.89 sq mi) | |
| Area as of January 1, 2014. | ||
| Population (March 31, 2015)[2] | ||
| • Total | 37,944 | |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| ISO 3166 code | SE | |
| Province | Västergötland and Dalsland | |
| Municipal code | 1487 | |
| Website | www.vanersborg.se | |
Vänersborg Municipality (Vänersborgs kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Vänersborg.
The present municipality was created during the local government reform in the early 1970s. In 1971 the City of Vänersborg became a municipality of unitary type and three years later it was amalgamated with three surrounding municipalities. The number of original local government entities (as of 1863) is eight.
Localities
- Brålanda, 1,500 inhabitants
- Frändefors, 600
- Katrinedal, 300
- Nordkroken, 400
- Vargön, 5,000
- Vänersborg (seat), 22,000
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
The following cities are twinned with Vänersborg:[3]
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Arsuk, Sermersooq, Greenland -
Åland Islands, Finland -
Eiði, Eysturoy, Faroe Islands -
Herning, Midtjylland, Denmark -
Lich, Hesse, Germany - Husby, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Kangasala, Western Finland, Finland -
Siglufjörður, Eyjafjörður, Iceland -
Holmestrand, Vestfold, Norway -
Räpina, Põlva County, Estonia
External links
- Vänersborg Municipality - Official site
- The local newspaper (TTELA)
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vänersborg Municipality. |
- Article on Swedish Wikipedia
- Article Vänersborg - From Nordisk familjebok
- ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 mars 2015" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. May 11, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Nätverk och vänorter". Vänersborgs kommun.
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Coordinates: 58°23′N 12°19′E / 58.383°N 12.317°E
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