Kungälv Municipality
Kungälv Municipality (Kungälvs kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Kungälv.
Kungälv Municipality Kungälvs kommun | |
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Kungälv City Hall | |
Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 57°52′N 11°58′E / 57.867°N 11.967°ECoordinates: 57°52′N 11°58′E / 57.867°N 11.967°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Västra Götaland County |
| Seat | Kungälv |
| Area | |
| • Total | 682.43 km2 (263.49 sq mi) |
| • Land | 362.59 km2 (140.00 sq mi) |
| • Water | 319.84 km2 (123.49 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 48,271 |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Bohuslän |
| Municipal code | 1482 |
| Website | www.kungalv.se |
The present municipality was formed in 1971 through the amalgamation of the City of Kungälv, the City of Marstrand and territories belonging to four rural municipalities. In 1974 a minor part (situated on the island of Hisingen) was transferred to Gothenburg Municipality.
Kareby IS, which play their home matches at Skarpe Nord in Kungälv, are the reigning bandy champions for women as of 2016.[3][4] They also won the title in 2011 and 2015.
Geography
Geographically it borders to Gothenburg Municipality (south), Ale Municipality (east), Lilla Edet Municipality (north-east) and Stenungsund Municipality (north). To the east flows the river Göta älv and to the south, marking the border to Gothenburg, flows the river Nordre älv. On an island in the river, the medieval Bohus Fortress faces the city of Kungälv.
Localities
- Marstrand, which was historically a largely autonomous island territory as the Marstrand Free Port. It's the location of the stone fortress Carlsten.
- Diseröd
- Kareby
- Kode
- Kungälv
- Kärna
- Solberga, where the oldest parts of the church dates back to the 12th century
- Årsnäs
References
- ^ (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ^ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ Picture before the 2016 final 2016-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Picture from the prize ceremony of the 2016 final 2016-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Media related to Kungälv Municipality at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Swedish)