Vänersborg Municipality
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Vänersborg Municipality 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.
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...
in western 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 city of Vänersborg
Vänersborg
Vänersborg is a locality and the seat of Vänersborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 21,672 inhabitants in 2005. Until 1997 it was the capital of Älvsborg County, which was dissolved in 1998. Since 1999 Vänersborg is the seat of the regional parliament of Västra Götaland County...
.
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
Amalgamation (politics)
A merger or amalgamation in a political or administrative sense is the combination of two or more political or administrative entities such as municipalities , counties, districts, etc. into a single entity. This term is used when the process occurs within a sovereign entity...
with three surrounding municipalities. The number of original local government entities (as of 1863) is eight.
Localities
- BrålandaBrålandaBrålanda is a locality situated in Vänersborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 1,472 inhabitants in 2005.It is situated 24 km north of the town Vänersborg, by the southern parts of lake Vänern...
, 1,500 inhabitants - FrändeforsFrändeforsFrändefors is a locality situated in Vänersborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 645 inhabitants in 2005....
, 600 - VargönVargönVargön is a locality situated in Vänersborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 4,981 inhabitants in 2005. Vargön is noted for "Vargön Alloys", a metal manufacturer which uses about 2% of the electricity in Sweden....
, 5,000 - VänersborgVänersborgVänersborg is a locality and the seat of Vänersborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 21,672 inhabitants in 2005. Until 1997 it was the capital of Älvsborg County, which was dissolved in 1998. Since 1999 Vänersborg is the seat of the regional parliament of Västra Götaland County...
(seat), 22,000
External links
- Vänersborg Municipality - Official site
- The local newspaper (TTELATTELATTELA 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...
)