Färgelanda Municipality
Färgelanda Municipality (Färgelanda kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland Coonty in wastren Swaden. Its seat is locatit in the toun o Färgelanda.
Färgelanda kommun | |
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 Coat airms | |
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| Kintra | Swaden |
| Coonty | Västra Götaland Coonty |
| Seat | Färgelanda |
| Area | |
| • Total | 618.33 km2 (238.74 sq mi) |
| • Laund | 588.98 km2 (227.41 sq mi) |
| • Water | 29.35 km2 (11.33 sq mi) |
| Aurie as o Januar 1, 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,576 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Dalsland |
| Municipal code | 1439 |
| Website | www.fargelanda.se |
| Density is calculated using land area only. | |
The present municipality wis formit in 1974 when "auld" Färgelanda Municipality (which in 1967 haed absorbit Ödeborg) wis amalgamatit wi Högsäter.
Its coat o airms are based on a medieval seal depictin a harrow. It seembolizes agricultur.
Localities
eedit- Färgelanda 2,000 (seat)
- Högsäter 750
- Ödeborg 700
- Stigen 350
Tourism
eeditThe scarsely populatit municipalities in the historical province o Dalsland, wi a tot o 50,000 indwallers, hae a unifeed tourism information. Färgelanda wi its law population is preferrin tae boast its natur. Thare are several opportunities for fishin, an Ellenösjön is a popular lake for pikeperch fishin. The natur revserve in Kroppefjäll affers walkin lines an a muntainous natur. Thare are guid possibilities for canoein an soummin in the mony lakes an streams an aw.
Färgelanda haes an auld an well preservit auncient history an aw. Rock carvins in Ödeborg are locatit bi Brötegården Museum; furthermair thare are some 140 grave fields frae the Iron Age scattered in the municipality. Something in atween a museum an a fowk museum is Ödeborg's Fornsal, wi mair nor 6,000 objects gathered frae Dalsland in the last millenias.
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- Färgelanda Municipality - Offeecial steid
- Dalsland - Offeecial page for Dalsland municipalities
- Ödeborg's fornsal Archived 2005-04-20 at the Wayback Machine - In Swadish, Inglis an German