Färgelanda Municipality
| Färgelanda kommun | |||
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| Kintra | Swaden | ||
| Coonty | Västra Götaland Coonty | ||
| Seat | Färgelanda | ||
| Aurie[1] | |||
| - Tot | 622.34 km2 (240.3 sq mi) | ||
| - Laund | 593.07 km2 (229 sq mi) | ||
| - Watter | 29.27 km2 (11.3 sq mi) | ||
| Aurie as o 1 January 2010. | |||
| Indwallers (30 Juin 2010)[2] | |||
| - Tot | 6,681 | ||
| - Densitie | 10.7/km2 (27.8/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Simmer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | |||
| ISO 3166 code | SE | ||
| Province | Dalsland | ||
| Municipal code | 1439 | ||
| Wabsteid | www.fargelanda.se | ||
| Density is calculated using land area only. | |||
Färgelanda Municipality (Färgelanda kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland Coonty in wastren Swaden. Its seat is locatit in the toun o Färgelanda.
The present municipality wis formit in 1974 when "auld" Färgelanda Municipality (which in 1967 haed absorbit Ödeborg) wis amalgamatit wi Högsäter.
Its coat o airms are based on a medieval seal depictin a harrow. It seembolizes agricultur.
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Localities[edit]
- Färgelanda 2,000 (seat)
- Högsäter 750
- Ödeborg 700
- Stigen 350
Tourism[edit]
The scarsely populatit municipalities in the historical province o Dalsland, wi a total o 50,000 inhabitants, hae a unifeed tourism information. Färgelanda wi its law population is preferrin tae boast its natur. There are several opportunities for fishin, an Ellenösjön is a popular lake for pikeperch fishin. The natur revserve in Kroppefjäll affers walkin lines an a muntainous natur. There are guid possibilities for canoein an swimmin in the mony lakes an streams an aw.
Färgelanda haes an auld an well preservit auncient history an aw. Rock carvins in Ödeborg are locatit bi Brötegården Museum; furthermair there are some 140 grave fields frae the Iron Age scattered in the municipality. Something in atween a museum and a fowk museum is Ödeborg's Fornsal, wi mair than 6,000 objects gathered frae Dalsland in the last millenias.
References[edit]
- ↑ Statistiska centralbyrån den 1 januari 2010 (Swedish) (Microsoft Excel). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved on 21 August 2010. .
- ↑ SCB, Befolkningsstatistik 30 juni 2010 (Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved on 19 August 2010. .
Freemit airtins[edit]
- Färgelanda Municipality - Offeecial steid
- Dalsland - Offeecial page for Dalsland municipalities
- Ödeborg's fornsal - In Swadish, Inglis an German
