Vänersborg (municipality)

Vänersborg municipality
coat of arms Location in Västra Götaland County
State :	Sweden
Province (län):	Västra Götalands län
Historical provinces (landskap):	Västergötland Dalsland
Main place:	Vanersborg
SCB code:	1487
Residents :	39,591 (December 31, 2019)
Area :	898.8 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density :	44 inhabitants / km²
Website :	www.vanersborg.se
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Coordinates: 58 ° 23 '  N , 12 ° 20'  E The municipality of Vänersborg is located at the southwestern tip of Lake Vänern in the Swedish provinces of Västergötland and Dalsland ( administrative province of Västra Götalands län ) about 85 km northeast of Gothenburg . The centrallocationis the city of Vänersborg , other localities are Brålanda , Frändefors , Vargön and other smaller villages.

geography

The municipality of Vänersborg comprises the Vänersnäs peninsula east of Vänersborg, which extends about 15 kilometers in the Vänern. The eastern border of the municipality is formed by the table mountains Halleberg and Hunneberg (about 10 kilometers east of Vänersborg), a royal hunting area with a particularly dense population of elk since the 16th century. Both Vänersnäs and the two table mountains were settled early, as numerous archaeological finds, such as the Hästevads stenar , indicate.

Most of the municipal area extends along the western shore of Lake Vänern (about 25 kilometers to the north), from which the Dalbo plain extends inland.

economy

The municipality of Vänersborg is predominantly characterized by the service sector, the center of which is the city of Vänersborg. There are larger industrial companies mainly in Vargön and Brålanda. Agriculture is concentrated in the western part of the municipality.

Web links

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

• Official website (Swedish)

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)