Tanum Municipality
| Tanum Municipality Tanums kommun |
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| Kintras | Swaden | ||
| Coonty | Västra Götaland Coonty | ||
| Seat | Tanumshede | ||
| Aurie[1] | |||
| - Tot | 2,329.38 km2 (899.4 sq mi) | ||
| - Laund | 923.58 km2 (356.6 sq mi) | ||
| - Watter | 1,405.8 km2 (542.8 sq mi) | ||
| Aurie as o 1 January 2010. | |||
| Indwallers (30 Juin 2010)[2] | |||
| - Tot | 12,350 | ||
| - Densitie | 5.3/km2 (13.7/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Simmer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | |||
| ISO 3166 code | SE | ||
| Province | Bohuslän | ||
| Municipal code | 1435 | ||
| Wabsteid | www.tanum.se | ||
Tanum Municipality (Tanums kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland Coonty in wastren Swaden. Its seat is locatit in the toun o Tanumshede, wi 1,600 inhabitants.
The present municipality wis formit in 1971 through the amalgamation o three umwhile units. Afore the subdiveesion reform o 1952 there wur seiven entities in the aurie.
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The name [edit]
The parish is namit efter the auld ferm Tanum (Norse Túnheimr), syne the first kirk wis built there. The first element is tún 'kintra courtyard', the last element is heimr 'hamestead, ferm'.
Sichts [edit]
The rock carvins at Tanum hae been declared a UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid. The heritage aurie is locatit aroond the seat o Tanumshede, coverin an aurie o 18 km2.
Maist carvins show men, an ships. Several show animals such as oxes an horses.
Tanum Municipality haes made its rock carvin the subject o its coat o airms.
The Greby grave field, the lairgest grave field in Bohuslän, lees near the locality o Grebbestad.
Tanum is ane o the first municipalities tae require urine-separation toilets tae help combat the loomin global shortage o phosphorus. Urine is the maist concentratit source o phosphorus accordin tae Associate Professor Cynthia Mitchell, o the Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS).
Touns [edit]
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]
- Tanum Municipality - Offeecial steid
