Munkedal
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Munkedal, Sweden | |
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Central Munkedal | |
Coordinates: 58°29′N 11°41′E / 58.483°N 11.683°E | |
Country | Sweden |
Province | Bohuslän |
County | Västra Götaland County |
Municipality | Munkedal Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 5.41 km2 (2.09 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 3,718 |
• Density | 687/km2 (1,780/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Munkedal is a locality and the seat of Munkedal Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 3,718 inhabitants in 2010.[1] Joakim Andersson, an ice hockey player for the Detroit Red Wings, grew up in Munkedal. Olympian Erland Koch was born here.[2] The Battle of Kvistrum took place near the town.[3]
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- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ "Erland Koch". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ Nils Modig. Strömstad—Gränsstad i Ofred och Krig (2013). Warne Förlag, Sävedalen. pp. 146–159