Alingsås

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Alingsås
Alingsås coat of arms
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Alingsås
Alingsås
Localization of Västra Götaland in Sweden
State : Sweden
Province  (län): Västra Götalands län
Historical Province (landskap): Västergötland
Municipality  : Alingsås
Coordinates : 57 ° 56 '  N , 12 ° 32'  E Coordinates: 57 ° 56 '  N , 12 ° 32'  E
SCB code : 4700
Status: Crime scene
Residents : 26,329 (December 31, 2015)
Area : 14 km²
Population density : 1881 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 441 00 - 441 96
List of perpetrators in Västra Götaland County
Alingsås around 1700 (from the book Suecia antiqua et hodierna , and therefore probably not entirely reliable)

Alingsås is a town in the southern Swedish province of Västra Götalands län and the historic province of Västergötland . It is the main town in the municipality of Alingsås and is located on European route 20 about 50 kilometers northeast of Gothenburg .

Alingsås is located on the rather large lake Mjörn and on another, smaller lake, Gerdsken. In addition, the Säveån flows through the place.

The name of the place can be traced back to 1382. On September 21, 1619, Alingsås was granted city privileges by Gustav II Adolf .

The city is known for its picturesque wooden houses from around 1900 and the many inner courtyard cafés (there were 24 in 2006), which are always well attended in the summer.

The city is known for its annual festival, the Potatisfestivalen , which is celebrated in early summer. Everything revolves around the potato , which was introduced to Sweden in 1724 by Jonas Alströmer, who was born in Alingsås .

sons and daughters of the town

Sports

The handball club Alingsås HK (short: AHK) became champions in the Swedish top division in 2009 and 2014 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Statistiska centralbyrån : Land area per Tatort, folkmängd and invånare per square kilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2015 (database query)

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