Gullspång Municipality
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| Gullspångs kommun | |
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| County | Västra Götaland County |
| Province | Västergötland and Värmland |
| Seat | Gullspång and Hova |
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| Area • Total area • Land area |
174th of 290 558.09 km² 315.52 km² |
| Population • Total |
272nd of 290 5,506 inhabitants |
| Density • Total |
185th of 290 17.5 inhabitants/km² |
| Website | http://www.gullspang.se/ |
| Area & population from SCB as of December 31, 2006 | |
Gullspång Municipality (Gullspångs kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the towns of Gullspång and Hova.
The present municipality was formed through the amalgamation of the former entities of Amnehärad, Hova and part of Visnum. The name was taken from the locality Gullspång.
[edit] Geography
Gullspång Municipality borders to Mariestad Municipality and Töreboda Municipality in Västra Götaland County; the border to Töreboda is marked by the Göta Canal. It also east-wards borders to Laxå Municipality in Örebro County and north-wards to Kristinehamn Municipality in Värmland County.
The southern part of the municipality contains the northern part of Swedish national park Tiveden.
[edit] Localities
The two main towns are Hova and Gullspång. The central administration is placed in Hova, thus constituting the municipal seat, but there are also offices in Gullspång. Because of the rivalry between Gullspång and Hova the municipality prefers to call them the "two main localities" ("huvudtätorter").
[edit] External link
- Gullspång Municipality - Official site
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