Härryda Municipality

Härryda Municipality (Härryda kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Mölnlycke, with about 15,000 inhabitants.

Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, Sweden's second-largest airport is situated near the locality of Härryda, after which the municipality is named. The airport is named after Landvetter, the second biggest town in the municipality. City Airline has its head office in the Air Cargo Building on the grounds of the airport.^[3] Transwede Airways existed, its head office was on the airport property.^[4]

Härryda Municipality borders clockwise to the municipalities of Lerum, Bollebygd, Mark, Mölndal, Gothenburg and Partille.

The present municipality was created in 1971 through the amalgamation of the former municipalities of Björketorp, Landvetter and Råda.

Until November 19, 2007 the municipality was the only one in Sweden lacking a coat of arms, just using a logotype.^[5]

Localities

Hindås
Härryda
Hällingsjö
Landvetter
Mölnlycke (seat)
Rävlanda

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 december 2015" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
↑ "Contact City Airline." City Airline. Retrieved on 2 May 2010.
↑ "Home." Transwede Airways. Retrieved on 7 December 2010. "Transwede Airways I P.O. Box 2011 SE-438 11 Landvetter Sweden".
↑ www.harryda.se

External links

Härryda Municipality - Official site

Municipalities and seats of Västra Götaland County

Municipalities	Ale Alingsås Åmål Bengtsfors Bollebygd Borås Dals-Ed Essunga Falköping Färgelanda Götene Gothenburg Grästorp Gullspång Härryda Herrljunga Hjo Karlsborg Kungälv Lerum Lidköping Lilla Edet Lysekil Mariestad Mark Mellerud Mölndal Munkedal Öckerö Orust Partille Skara Skövde Sotenäs Stenungsund Strömstad Svenljunga Tanum Tibro Tidaholm Tjörn Töreboda Tranemo Trollhättan Uddevalla Ulricehamn Vänersborg Vara Vårgårda

Municipal seats	Alingsås Åmål Bengtsfors Bollebygd Borås Ed Falköping Färgelanda Götene Gothenburg Grästorp Gullspång and Hova Henån Herrljunga Hjo Karlsborg Kinna Kungälv Kungshamn Lerum Lidköping Lilla Edet Lysekil Mariestad Mellerud Mölndal Mölnlycke Munkedal Nödinge-Nol Nossebro Öckerö Partille Skara Skärhamn Skövde Stenungsund Strömstad Svenljunga Tanumshede Tibro Tidaholm Töreboda Tranemo Trollhättan Uddevalla Ulricehamn Vänersborg Vara Vårgårda

Counties of Sweden Sweden

Localities in Härryda Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

Localities	Benareby Eskilsby och Snugga Gothenburg (part of) Hällingsjö Härryda Hindås Landvetter Mölnlycke (part of) (seat) Nya Långenäs Rävlanda Rya Stora Bugärde Tahult

Coordinates: 57°40′N 12°07′E / 57.667°N 12.117°E / 57.667; 12.117

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