Vara (municipality in Sweden)

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Vara municipality
Coat of arms of the municipality of Vara Location of the municipality of Vara
coat of arms Location in Västra Götaland County
State : Sweden
Province (län): Västra Götalands län
Historical Province (landskap): Västergötland
Main place: Vara
SCB code: 1470
Residents : 16,024 (December 31, 2019)
Area : 700.7 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density : 22.9 inhabitants / km²
Website : www.vara.se
List of municipalities in Sweden

Coordinates: 58 ° 16 '  N , 12 ° 57'  E

Concert house in Vara

Vara is a municipality ( Swedish kommun ) in the Swedish province of Västra Götalands län and the historic province of Västergötland . The main town is Vara . Other places are Emtunga , Jung , Kvänum , Larv , Stora Levene , Tråvad , Vedum and other smaller towns.

geography

The municipality of Vara includes the so-called Vara plain , which is part of the Västgöta plain . The area is used intensively for agriculture. Numerous archaeological finds indicate an early settlement of this area. In Sparlösa in the north of the municipality is the runestone of Sparlösa, one of the largest runestones in Sweden; near Valeberg is the burial ground of Valeberg Ryd .

economy

Vara is a decidedly agricultural community. Around 7% of the workforce is employed in agriculture (the Reichs average is below 2%) and a further 35% in industry, which is dominated by small and medium-sized enterprises, often with a relation to agriculture.

Others

The municipality received on April 21, 2015, together with Dresden the European Prize , which annually by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe is awarded to those municipalities that have rendered outstanding services to the European idea.

The Virkelsborg is a Fornborg on a hill near Vara.

Web links

Commons : Vara Municipality  - Collection of pictures, 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. ^ Dresden in Germany and Vara in Sweden are the winners of the 2015 Europe Prize. In: Website of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe . April 21, 2014, archived from the original on July 27, 2015 ; accessed on July 27, 2015 .