Mellerud Municipality is a municipality

Municipalities of Sweden

The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 counties...

 in Västra Götaland County

Västra Götaland County

Västra Götaland County is a county or län on the western coast of Sweden.The county is the second largest of Sweden's counties and it is subdivided into 49 municipalities . Its population of 1,550,000 amounts to 17% of Sweden's population...

 by Lake Vänern

Vänern

Vänern is the largest lake in Sweden, the largest lake in the EU and the third largest lake in Europe after Ladoga and Onega in Russia. It is located in the provinces of Västergötland, Dalsland, and Värmland in the southwest of the country.- History :...

 in Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

. Its seat is located in the town of Mellerud

Mellerud

Mellerud is a locality and the seat of Mellerud Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 3,796 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...

.

The amalgamation leading to the present municipality took place in 1969 when "old" Mellerud (instituted as a market town (köping

Köping

This article deals with the Swedish denomination for a market town. For the city, see Köping, Sweden. For the municipality, see Köping Municipality....

) in 1908) was merged with Bolstad, Kroppefjäll and Skållerud. Before the municipal reform of 1952 there were ten entities in the area.

Localities

Population figures from Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005.

• Mellerud
  Mellerud
  Mellerud is a locality and the seat of Mellerud Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 3,796 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...
  
  , 3,796
• Dals Rostock
  Dals Rostock
  Dals Rostock is a locality situated in Mellerud Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 885 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  , 885
• Åsensbruk
  Åsensbruk
  Åsensbruk is a locality situated in Mellerud Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 530 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  , 530
• Bränna
  Bränna
  Bränna is a locality situated in Mellerud Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 228 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  , 228
• Dalskog, 151
• Håverud, 150
• Köpmannebro, 76
• Erikstad
  Erikstad
  Erikstad is a small village in the Mellerud Municipality in Västra Götalands län in Sweden.It is located at the E45 road and the Norway/Vänern Line railway. The Erikstad church, built in 1881, is located outside the village and there is an abandoned church built in 1686 nearby....
  
  , 58

External links

• Mellerud Municipality - Official site
• The local newspaper - (TTELA
  TTELA
  TTELA is a Swedish daily newspaper which covers the municipalities Trollhättan, Vänersborg, Lilla Edet and Mellerud in the provinces Västergötland and Dalsland in the Västra Götaland County, West Sweden. It has a circulation of about 30 000 . The newspaper is owned by the "Stampen-Concern", and...
  
  )