Kungälv Municipality is a municipality

Municipalities of Sweden

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 in Västra Götaland County

Västra Götaland County

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 in western Sweden

Sweden

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. Its seat is located in the city of Kungälv

Kungälv

Kungälv is a city and the seat of Kungälv Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 21,139 inhabitants in 2005.-History:According to Swedish official sources the city was founded in 1612, when the former settlement at Kungahälla was moved to the Bohus Fortress...

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The present municipality was formed in 1971 through the amalgamation of the City of Kungälv, the City of Marstrand

Marstrand

Marstrand is a seaside locality situated in Kungälv Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 1,432 inhabitants in 2005. It has held city privileges since 1200. The most striking feature about Marstrand is the 17th century fortress Carlsten, named after King Carl X Gustav of Sweden. The...

and territories belonging to four rural municipalities. In 1974 a minor part (situated on the island

Island

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 of Hisingen

Hisingen

Hisingen is the fourth-largest island of Sweden , with an area of , and the most populous, forming part of Gothenburg Municipality, Västra Götaland County. It is bordered by the Göta älv in the south and east, the Nordre älv in the north, and the Kattegat in the west...

) was transferred to Gothenburg Municipality

Gothenburg Municipality

Gothenburg Municipality is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Gothenburg....

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Geographically it borders to Gothenburg Municipality

Gothenburg Municipality

Gothenburg Municipality is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Gothenburg....

 (south), Ale Municipality

Ale Municipality

Ale Municipality is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Nödinge-Nol....

 (east), Lilla Edet Municipality

Lilla Edet Municipality

Lilla Edet Municipality is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Lilla Edet....

 (north-east) and Stenungsund Municipality

Stenungsund Municipality

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 (north). To the east flows the river

River

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 Göta älv

Göta älv

The Göta is a river that drains lake Vänern into the Kattegat at the city of Gothenburg on the western coast of Sweden. It is located in Götaland, with the river itself being a site of early Geatish settlement. The length is 93 km. Often the combination of Göta älv and Klarälven is mentioned...

 and to the south, marking the border to Gothenburg, flows the river Nordre älv. On an island in the river, the Bohus Fortress

Bohus Fortress

Bohus Fortress lies along the old Norwegian - Swedish border in Kungälv, Bohuslän, Sweden, north east from Hisingen where the Göta river splits into two branches...

(one of Sweden's finest fortresses) faces the city of Kungälv.

External links

• Kungälv Municipality - Official site