Härryda Municipality

Coordinates: 57°40′N 12°07′E / 57.667°N 12.117°E / 57.667; 12.117
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Härryda Municipality
Härryda kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms of Härryda Municipality
Coat of arms
CountrySweden
CountyVästra Götaland County
SeatMölnlycke
Area
[1]
 • Total291.09 km2 (112.39 sq mi)
 • Land266.78 km2 (103.00 sq mi)
 • Water24.31 km2 (9.39 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total39,875
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVästergötland
Municipal code1401
Websitewww.harryda.se

Härryda Municipality (Härryda kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Mölnlycke, with about 19,000 inhabitants.

Göteborg Landvetter Airport, Sweden's second-largest airport is situated near the locality of Härryda, after which the municipality is named. The airport is named after Landvetter, the second biggest town in the municipality. City Airline has its head office in the Air Cargo Building on the grounds of the airport.[3] Transwede Airways existed, its head office was on the airport property.[4]

Härryda Municipality borders clockwise to the municipalities of Lerum, Bollebygd, Mark, Mölndal, Gothenburg and Partille.

The present municipality was created in 1971 through the amalgamation of the former municipalities of Björketorp, Landvetter and Råda.

Until November 19, 2007 the municipality was the only one in Sweden lacking a coat of arms, just using a logotype.[5]

Localities

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "Contact City Airline." City Airline. Retrieved on 2 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Home." Transwede Airways. Retrieved on 7 December 2010. "Transwede Airways I P.O. Box 2011 SE-438 11 Landvetter Sweden".
  5. ^ www.harryda.se Archived 2012-05-24 at archive.today

External links

57°40′N 12°07′E / 57.667°N 12.117°E / 57.667; 12.117

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