Färgelanda Municipality (Färgelanda kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is in the town of Färgelanda.
Färgelanda Municipality
Färgelanda kommun | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 58°34′N 11°59′E / 58.567°N 11.983°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Västra Götaland County |
| Seat | Färgelanda |
| Area | |
• Total | 618.33 km2 (238.74 sq mi) |
| • Land | 588.98 km2 (227.41 sq mi) |
| • Water | 29.35 km2 (11.33 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 6,434 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (27/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 was formed in 1974 when "old" Färgelanda Municipality (which in 1967 had absorbed Ödeborg) was amalgamated with Högsäter.
Its coat of arms is based on a medieval seal depicting a harrow, symbolizing agriculture.
Localities
edit- Färgelanda 2,000 (seat)
- Högsäter 750
- Ödeborg 700
- Stigen 350
Demographics
editThis is a demographic table based on Färgelanda Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[3]
In total there were 6,577 residents, including 5,021 Swedish citizens of voting age in the municipality.[3] 38.3% voted for the left coalition and 60.5% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
| Location | Residents | Citizen adults |
Left vote | Right vote | Employed | Swedish parents |
Foreign heritage |
Income SEK |
Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | ||||||||
| Färgelanda landsbygd | 1,741 | 1,288 | 41.4 | 57.4 | 76 | 83 | 17 | 23,107 | 22 |
| Färgelanda tätort | 1,391 | 1,079 | 45.8 | 53.2 | 72 | 84 | 16 | 22,074 | 21 |
| Högsäter | 2,094 | 1,583 | 30.2 | 68.4 | 80 | 87 | 13 | 22,931 | 26 |
| Ödeborg-Torp | 1,351 | 1,071 | 40.2 | 59.1 | 85 | 89 | 11 | 25,414 | 26 |
| Source: SVT[3] | |||||||||
Tourism
editThe scarcely populated municipalities in the historical province of Dalsland, with a total of 50,000 inhabitants, have a unified tourism information. Färgelanda with its low population is preferring to boast its nature. There are several opportunities for fishing, and Ellenösjön is a popular lake for pikeperch fishing. The nature reserve in Kroppefjäll offers walking lines and a mountainous nature. There is canoeing and swimming in the many lakes and streams.
Färgelanda also has an old and well-preserved ancient history. Rock carvings in Ödeborg are located by Brötegården Museum; furthermore there are some 140 grave fields from the Iron Age scattered in the municipality. Something in between a museum and a folk museum is Ödeborg's Fornsal, with more than 6,000 objects gathered from Dalsland in the last millennia.
References
edit- ^ "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 och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Färgelanda i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
External links
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Media related to Färgelanda Municipality at Wikimedia Commons- Färgelanda Municipality - Official site
- Dalsland - Official page for Dalsland municipalities
- Ödeborg's fornsal - In Swedish, English and German
