Tidaholm (Municipality)

Tidaholm municipality
coat of arms Location in Västra Götaland County
State :	Sweden
Province (län):	Västra Götalands län
Historical Province (landskap):	Västergötland
Main place:	Tidaholm
SCB code:	1498
Residents :	12,846 (December 31, 2019)
Area :	522.9 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density :	24.6 inhabitants / km²
Website :	www.tidaholm.se
List of municipalities in Sweden

Coordinates: 58 ° 11 '  N , 13 ° 57'  E

Medieval Church of Kungslena

Tidaholm is a municipality ( Swedish kommun ) in the Swedish province of Västra Götalands län and the historic province of Västergötland . It is located in the area between the two lakes Vänern and Vättern . The main town of the municipality is Tidaholm .

geography

The municipality of Tidaholm is bordered to the east by the Hökensås ridge , a geological nest , and to the west by the table mountains Varvsberget, Gerumsberget and Plantaberget. In between there is an approximately 20 km wide plain through which the Tidan River flows from south to north.

The area around the table mountains is an old cultural landscape and has a share of the Falbygden . At Dimbo, about 10 km west of Tidaholm, lies the largest burial ground in Västergötland with about 300 Iron Age graves. 10 km north of Dimbo is Kungslena, where a memorial commemorates one of the great medieval battles between the royal families Eriks and Sverkers, which were of crucial importance for the development of Sweden. A few kilometers south of it, another battle took place a few years later between the two adversaries Erik Knutsson and Sverker Karlsson , although this place is historically controversial.

Localities

The municipality of Tidaholm comprises three districts with more than 200 inhabitants ( tatorter ) and seven districts with more than 50 inhabitants ( småorter ). The districts are (as of December 31, 2010):

place	Area (ha)	Residents	classification
Baltak	18th	61	småort
Bogshult and Stora Gälleberg	22nd	54	småort
Dimbo	27	81	småort
Ekedalen	54	404	crime scene
Disgust	5	70	småort
Folkabo	31	127	småort
Fröjered	44	193	småort
Kungslena	21st	89	småort
Madängsholm	81	425	crime scene
Tidaholm	570	8,027	crime scene
Other smaller parts of the community	-	3,041	-

economy

Tidaholm is an industrial community, with industry concentrated in the central location. Agriculture is mainly found along the Tidan and Ösan rivers. Tourism plays a certain role in the Hökensås area.

Attractions

The Falbygden cultural landscape is located in parts of the municipality . The Kavlås manor from the 14th century is also located here .

Web links

Commons : Tidaholm 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)
3. ↑ Statistiska centralbyrån: Tatorter 2010 (PDF; 3.0 MB)
4. ↑ Statistiska centralbyrån: Småorter 2010 (PDF; 3.5 MB)