Skövde (Municipality)
Skövde municipality | |||||
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State : | Sweden | ||||
Province (län): | Västra Götalands län | ||||
Historical Province (landskap): | Västergötland | ||||
Main place: | Skovde | ||||
SCB code: | 1496 | ||||
Residents : | 56,366 (December 31, 2019) | ||||
Area : | 685.1 km² (January 1, 2016) | ||||
Population density : | 82.3 inhabitants / km² | ||||
Website : | www.skovde.se | ||||
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Coordinates: 58 ° 23 ' N , 13 ° 51' E
Skövde is a municipality ( Swedish kommun ) in the Swedish province of Västra Götalands län and the historic province of Västergötland . The main town of the municipality is Skövde . Other localities are Igelstorp, Lerdala, Skultorp, Stöpen, Tidan , Timmersdala, Ulvåker, Väring, Värsås and a few smaller villages.
geography
The western part of the municipality is occupied by the Billingen mountain , at the eastern foot of which is the city of Skövde. This vast hill is the largest of the western Swedish table mountains in terms of area . To the east of the mountain there is an intensively used agricultural area. In the north of the municipality is the bird lake Östen .
Attractions
- Vogelsee Ost
- Askeberga was launched
- Klagstorp
- the Romanesque churches, such as B. at Edåsa , Flistad , Forsby , Götlunda and Våmb
There are also 26 different nature reserves in the municipality , most of them on Table Mountain Billingen or at its foot, such as B. Blängsmossen , Ryds ängar , Klasborgs och Våmbs ängar and Silverfallet .
economy
Economically, the central town of Skövde dominates, which is not only an important industrial city (including Volvo ), but also one of the largest garrison towns in Sweden and a service center in Skaraborgs läns (hospital, university, etc.).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
- ↑ Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)
Web links
- Official website (Swedish, English)