Mellerud Municipality
Mellerud Municipality (Melleruds kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County by Lake Vänern in Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Mellerud.
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| Country | Sweden |
| County | Västra Götaland County |
| Seat | Mellerud |
| Area | |
| • Total | 944.46 km2 (364.66 sq mi) |
| • Land | 516.8 km2 (199.5 sq mi) |
| • Water | 427.66 km2 (165.12 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2019)[2] | |
| • Total | 9,310 |
| • Density | 9.9/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Dalsland |
| Municipal code | 1461 |
| Website | www.mellerud.se |
The amalgamation leading to the present municipality took place in 1969 when "old" Mellerud (instituted as a market town (köping) in 1908) was merged with Bolstad, Kroppefjäll and Skållerud. Before the municipal reform of 1952 there were ten entities in the area.
Localities
Population figures from Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005.
- Mellerud, 3,796
- Dals Rostock, 885
- Åsensbruk, 530
- Bränna, 228
- Dalskog, 151
- Håverud, 150
- Köpmannebro, 76
- Erikstad, 58
References
- "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (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 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
External links
- Mellerud Municipality - Official site
- The local newspaper - (TTELA)
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