Vänersborg Municipality
Vänersborg Municipality
Vänersborgs kommun | |
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 Vänersborg Railway Station | |
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| Coordinates: 58°23′N 12°19′E / 58.383°N 12.317°E | |
| 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 2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 40,012 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/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 |
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]
Arsuk, Sermersooq, Greenland
Åland, Finland
Eiði, Eysturoy, Faroe Islands
Herning, Midtjylland, Denmark
Lich, Hesse, Germany- Husby, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Kangasala, Western Finland, Finland
Siglufjörður, Eyjafjörður, Iceland
Holmestrand, Vestfold, Norway
Räpina, Põlva County, Estonia
References
- 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 och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ "Nätverk och vänorter". Vänersborgs kommun.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vänersborg Municipality.
- Vänersborg Municipality - Official site
- The local newspaper (TTELA)
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