Färgelanda Municipality
| Färgelanda kommun | ||
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| Municipality | ||
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| Country | Sweden | |
| County | Västra Götaland County | |
| Seat | Färgelanda | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 618.33 km2 (238.74 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 588.98 km2 (227.41 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 29.35 km2 (11.33 sq mi) | |
| Area as of January 1, 2014. | ||
| Population (March 31, 2015)[2] | ||
| • Total | 6,539 | |
| • Density | 11/km2 (27/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| ISO 3166 code | SE | |
| Province | Dalsland | |
| Municipal code | 1439 | |
| Website | www.fargelanda.se | |
| Density is calculated using land area only. | ||
Färgelanda Municipality (Färgelanda kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Färgelanda.
The present municipality was formed in 1974 when "old" Färgelanda Municipality (which in 1967 had absorbed Ödeborg) was amalgamated with Högsäter.
Its coat of arms are based on a medieval seal depicting a harrow. It symbolizes agriculture.
Localities
- Färgelanda 2,000 (seat)
- Högsäter 750
- Ödeborg 700
- Stigen 350
Tourism
The scarsely populated municipalities in the historical province of Dalsland, with a total of 50,000 inhabitants, have a unified tourism information. Färgelanda with its low population is preferring to boast its nature. There are several opportunities for fishing, and Ellenösjön is a popular lake for pikeperch fishing. The nature revserve in Kroppefjäll offers walking lines and a mountaneuos nature. There are also good possibilities for canoeing and swimming in the many lakes and streams.
Färgelanda also has an old and well preserved ancient history. Rock carvings in Ödeborg are located by Brötegården Museum; furthermore there are some 140 grave fields from the Iron Age scattered in the municipality. Something in between a museum and a folk museum is Ödeborg's Fornsal, with more than 6,000 objects gathered from Dalsland in the last millennia.
References
- ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 mars 2015" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. May 11, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
External links
- Färgelanda Municipality - Official site
- Dalsland - Official page for Dalsland municipalities
- Ödeborg's fornsal - In Swedish, English and German
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Coordinates: 58°34′N 11°59′E / 58.567°N 11.983°E