Lilla Edet (Municipality)

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Lilla Edet municipality
Coat of arms of the municipality of Lilla Edet Location of the municipality of Lilla Edet
coat of arms Location in Västra Götaland County
State : Sweden
Province (län): Västra Götalands län
Historical provinces (landskap): Västergötland
Bohuslän
Main place: Lilla Edet
SCB code: 1462
Residents : 14,109 (December 31, 2019)
Area : 341.8 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density : 41.3 inhabitants / km²
Website : www.lillaedet.se
List of municipalities in Sweden

Coordinates: 58 ° 8 '  N , 12 ° 8'  O Lilla Edet is a municipality ( Swedish commun ) in the Swedish province of Västra Götalands län and the historic provinces of Västergötland and Bohuslän . The main town of the municipality is Lilla Edet .

history

Before the amalgamation of Älvsborgs län , Skaraborgs län and Göteborgs och Bohus län to Västra Götalands län , Lilla Edet belonged to the province of Älvsborg.

The community in its current form has existed since 1971, when Lilla Edet, Lödöse and Inlands Torpe merged into one community.

economy

In addition to the municipality itself, the largest employer is the paper mill " SCA Hygiene Products AB Edet Bruk". With around 500 employees, it produces Edet toilet paper, which is well known throughout Sweden .

places

Web links

Commons : Municipality of Lilla Edet  - 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)
  3. ↑ Historia. Retrieved April 8, 2013 (Swedish).