Hjo (municipality)

Hjo municipality
coat of arms Location in Västra Götaland County
State :	Sweden
Province (län):	Västra Götalands län
Historical Province (landskap):	Västergötland
Main place:	Hjo
SCB code:	1497
Residents :	9210 (December 31, 2019)
Area :	584.5 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density :	15.8 inhabitants / km²
Website :	www.hjo.se
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Coordinates: 58 ° 18 ′  N , 14 ° 17 ′  O Hjo is a municipality ( Swedish commun ) on the west bank of Lake Vättern in the Swedish province of Västra Götalands län and the historic province of Västergötland . The main town of the municipality is the city of Hjo .

geography

The municipality extends for about 35 kilometers along the western bank of Lake Vättern. A few kilometers inland, the ridge of the Hökensås mountain runs parallel to the lake. On its west side is the valley of the Tidan River and its tributary Yan. While Hökensås is barren and forested, both the strip of beach between the lake and the mountain and the valley of the Tidan are used for agriculture.

Attractions

• the city center of Hjo
• the mansions Almnäs and Ekhammar
• the churches of Norra Fågelås and Södra Fågelås
• the Hökensås nature reserve

places

The following places are localities ( tatorter ):

• Blikstorp
• Hjo
• Korsberga

Web links

Commons : Hjo Municipality  - Collection of images, 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)