Grästorp Municipality
Grästorp Municipality (Grästorps kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland Coonty in wastren Swaden. Its seat is locatit in the toun o Grästorp.
Grästorps kommun | |
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 Coat airms | |
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| Kintra | Swaden |
| Coonty | Västra Götaland Coonty |
| Seat | Grästorp |
| Area | |
| • Total | 280.66 km2 (108.36 sq mi) |
| • Laund | 264.68 km2 (102.19 sq mi) |
| • Water | 15.98 km2 (6.17 sq mi) |
| Aurie as o Januar 1, 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,730 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Västergötland |
| Municipal code | 1444 |
| Website | www.grastorp.se |
| Density is calculatit uisin land aurie anerlie. | |
Grästorp Municipality is located richt in the middle o Västra Götaland Coonty, bi the shores o Lake Vänern.
In the year 1900 the veelage Grästorp wis detached frae Tengene an made a mercat toun (köping). The local govrenment reform o 1952 amalgamatit it wi twal surroondin municipalities (amang them Tengene). The 1971 reform made the term köping obsolete, thus formin Grästorps kommun athoot amendment o territory.
The aurie haes been inhabitit at least syne the Viking Age as it contains several runestanes. Tae the left a stane bi the kirk at Sal. The inscription reads "Torgård satte denna sten efter Toke, sin frände", meanin "Torgård raised this stane for Toke, his friend".
Localities eedit
The seat Grästorp (pop. 3,000) is the anerlie built-up locality wi mair nor 200 inhabitants in this predominantly rural aurie.
References eedit
- ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swadish). Stateestics Swaden. Retrieved 18 Apryle 2014.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 22 Februar 2022. Retrieved 22 Februar 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
Freemit airtins eedit
- Grästorp Municipality Archived 2009-02-21 at the Wayback Machine - Offeecial steid