Götene (municipality)

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Municipality of Götene
Coat of arms of the community of Götene Location of the community of Götene
coat of arms Location in Västra Götaland County
State : Sweden
Province (län): Västra Götalands län
Historical Province (landskap): Västergötland
Main place: Gods
SCB code: 1471
Residents : 13,207 (December 31, 2019)
Area : 620.7 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density : 21.3 inhabitants / km²
Website : www.gotene.se
List of municipalities in Sweden

Coordinates: 58 ° 32 '  N , 13 ° 29'  E

Husaby Church

Götene is a municipality ( Swedish commun ) in the Swedish province of Västra Götalands län and the historic province of Västergötland and is located on the east bank of the Vänern . The main town is Götene . Other localities are Forshem, Hällekis , Husaby , Källby, Kinne-Kleva, Kinne-Vedum, Lundsbrunn , Årnäs and other small villages.

geography

The municipality of Götene extends about 30 kilometers along the east bank of the Vänern between the municipalities of Mariestad in the north and Lidköping in the south.

The table mountain Kinnekulle , which lies between the lake and a fertile inland plain, runs parallel to the lake shore . There are several quarries on Mount Kinnekulle, some of which are now closed. The area of ​​the Kinnekulle is an old cultural area with a number of testimonies mainly from the Middle Ages, such as For example, the Church of Husaby , where the first Swedish king was baptized, and that of Forshem.

Attractions

economy

The community of Götene is located in an area that is used intensively for agriculture. Industry, which employs 45% of the workforce, is also well represented. Tourism is particularly important in the Kinnekulle area.

Personalities

  • Kenneth Hansen (* 1960), Car athletes and 14-time FIA - Rallycross European champion, comes from Götene and lives in Kinne-Vedum. His home track is the Kinnekulle Ring near Götene, a race track for various types of motorsport , which also has a rallycross track. In addition to many races for the Swedish Rallycross Championship, there were two races for the FIA European Rallycross Championship in 1992 and 1996 .
  • Susann Hansen, b. Bergvall, wife of Kenneth, former car athlete and winner of the ERA 1400 Cup in 1994, an RX European Championship for young drivers that was not yet officially recognized by the FIA.
  • Timmy Hansen, son of Kenneth and Susann, successful kart (Swedish champion 2008), formula racing and rallycross racing driver, currently active for the Swedish team Peugeot-Hansen in the FIA ​​World Rallycross Championship.
  • Magnus Hansen, Kenneth's nephew, car athlete and FIA European Rallycross Champion ( Group N ) in 1999.

Web links

Commons : Gemeinde Götene  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
  2. ↑ Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)