Lidköping (municipality)

Lidköping municipality
coat of arms Location in Västra Götaland County
State :	Sweden
Province (län):	Västra Götalands län
Historical Province (landskap):	Västergötland
Main place:	Lidköping
SCB code:	1494
Residents :	40,089 (December 31, 2019)
Area :	1,372.6 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density :	29.2 inhabitants / km²
Website :	www.lidkoping.se
List of municipalities in Sweden

Coordinates: 58 ° 30 '  N , 13 ° 9'  E

Läckö Castle

Lidköping is a municipality ( Swedish kommun ) in the Swedish province of Västra Götalands län and the historic province of Västergötland on Lake Vänern .

The capital is the city of Lidköping . Other localities are Filsbäck , Järpås , Resville , Saleby , Spiken , Tun , Vinninga , Örslösa and other smaller villages.

geography

The city of Lidköping is located at the mouth of the Lidan in the Vänern. To the west of the city, the Kålland peninsula with the island of Kållandsö and the offshore archipelago extends about 25 kilometers in the Vänern. The baroque castle Läckö , once the seat of the Counts De la Gardie, is located on Kållandsö .

On the western border of the municipality, 20 km from Lidköping, is the town of Såtenäs , where the Skaraborgs Aviation Division is stationed.

The municipality extends from Lidköping about 20 kilometers inland along the Lidan River.

economy

The capital Lidköping is an important port and industrial city as well as an administrative center. Tourism is important on Kålland and Kållandsö.

Attractions

• Läckö Castle
• Manor stole
• Villa Giacomina
• Spiken fishing village
• medieval churches, e.g. B. in Lindärva , Råda and Strö
• Skalunda

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)

Web links

Commons : Lidköping Municipality  - Collection of images, videos and audio files