Mariestad (Municipality)

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Mariestad municipality
Coat of arms of the municipality of Mariestad Location of the municipality of Mariestad
coat of arms Location in Västra Götaland County
State : Sweden
Province (län): Västra Götalands län
Historical Province (landskap): Västergötland
Main place: Mariestad
SCB code: 1493
Residents : 24,537 (December 31, 2019)
Area : 1,503.2 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density : 16.3 inhabitants / km²
Website : www.mariestad.se
List of municipalities in Sweden

Coordinates: 58 ° 43 '  N , 13 ° 49'  E

Mariestad is a municipality ( Swedish kommun ) at the lake Vänern in the southern Swedish province of County of Västra Götaland and the historical province of Västergötland . The main town of the municipality is Mariestad .

geography

The municipality extends about 40 kilometers along the eastern bank of the Vänern. The offshore archipelago and islands also belong to the municipality . a. the Djurö archipelago , which has been a national park since 1991.

In the north of the municipality is Sjötorp (about 20 km north of Mariestad), where the Göta Canal flows into the Vänern.

In the south, the municipality has a share in the mountain Lugnåsberget with the village Lugnås (10 km southwest of Mariestad), formerly an important producer of millstones, whose quarries can now be visited. East of Lugnåsberget extends the valley of the Tidan , which flows here from the Östen bird lake to Vänern, into which it flows at Mariestad.

history

economy

The largest employer in the community is the public sector. The industry is concentrated in the city of Mariestad (see there).

places

The following places are localities ( tatorter ):

Web links

Commons : Municipality of Mariestad  - collection of images, videos and audio files

swell

  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)