Håverud

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Håverud
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Håverud
Håverud
Localization of Västra Götaland in Sweden
State : Sweden
Province  (län): Västra Götalands län
Historical Province (landskap): Dalsland
Municipality  : Mellerud
Coordinates : 58 ° 49 ′  N , 12 ° 25 ′  E Coordinates: 58 ° 49 ′  N , 12 ° 25 ′  E
SCB code : S5063
Status: Småort
Residents : 124 (December 31, 2015)
Area : 0.43 km²
Population density : 288 inhabitants / km²
Dalsland Canal near Håverud
Håverud's aqueducts

Håverud is a village ( småort ) in the western Swedish province of Västra Götaland and the historic Dalsland landscape . The village in the municipality of Mellerud is located on the Dalsland Canal between two lakes and has a nationally famous aqueduct .

The trough bridge was built in 1868 and is a combination of road, railroad and aqueduct bridge. The adjacent canal museum provides information about local history, nature, geology, canal construction and industry. Directly at the museum is a landing stage for passenger ships in the Vänern and the northern lake areas, which extend into the southern parts of Norway .

Web links

Commons : Håverud  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b Statistiska centralbyrån : Småorter 2015, byggnader, areal, överlapp tatorter, coordinater (Excel file)