Vänersborg Municipality
Vänersborg Municipality (Vänersborgs kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Vänersborg.
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| Country | Sweden |
| County | Västra Götaland County |
| Seat | Vänersborg |
| Area | |
| • 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 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2019)[2] | |
| • Total | 39,591 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Västergötland and Dalsland |
| Municipal code | 1487 |
| Website | www.vanersborg.se |
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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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" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- "Nätverk och vänorter". Vänersborgs kommun.
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