Götene Municipality
Götene Municipality Götene kommun | |
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| Kintra | Swaden |
| Coonty | Västra Götaland Coonty |
| Seat | Götene |
| Area | |
| • Total | 620.7686 km2 (239.6801 sq mi) |
| • Laund | 404.5686 km2 (156.2048 sq mi) |
| • Water | 216.2 km2 (83.5 sq mi) |
| Aurie as o Januar 1, 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 13,263 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Västergötland |
| Municipal code | 1471 |
| Website | www.gotene.se |
Götene Municipality (Götene kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland Coonty in wastren Swaden. Its seat is locatit in the toun o Götene.
When the first Swadish local govrenment acts went intae force in 1863, 20 rural municipal entities (each correspondin tae a pairish o the Kirk o Swaden) wur creatit in the aurie. The municipal reform o 1952 groupit them intae three new, lairger, units. Thir wur amalgamatit in 1967 tae form the present municipality.
The twa maist notable sichts in the municipality are the muntain/rig Kinnekulle (wi 306 meters the heichest pynt in the coonty) an the veelage Husaby, wi an auld kirk an kirk well, whaur the first Christian keeng o Swaden, Olof Skötkonung, is believit tae hae been baptizit.
Localities
[eedit | eedit soorce]Population figurs frae Statistics Sweden.
- Götene (seat), 4,600
- Källby, 1,500
- Lundsbrunn, 900
- Hällekis, 700
Sister ceeties
[eedit | eedit soorce]Götene haes a sister ceety in Lithuanie. It is cried Pasvalys an haes aboot 37,000 indwallers, whaur 9,700 live in the urban aurie Pasvalys.
Tourism
[eedit | eedit soorce]Götene is pairt o the Läckö-Kinnekulle tourism aurie. Tae boast its geographical uniqueness, it uises a seembol o the Kinnekulle muntain mirrorin in Lake Vänern.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swadish). Stateestics Swaden. Retrieved 18 Apryle 2014.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 22 Februar 2022. Retrieved 22 Februar 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
Freemit airtins
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Götene Municipality - Offeecial steid
- Läckö Kinnekulle Tourism - In Swadish, Inglis an German
