Alingsås Municipality
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Västra Götaland County in Sweden Alingsås in Västra Götaland County Map outlining municipalities of Sweden | Coat of arms
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| Seat | Alingsås | |
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| County | Västra Götaland County | |
| Province | Västergötland | |
Area
| List_of_municipalities_of_Sweden_by_area>177th of 290 | |
Population
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| Density | 75/km² | |
Alingsås Municipality is a Swedish municipality in Västra Götaland County, in western Sweden. Its seat is in Alingsås.
Geographically the city is situated by the estuary of the small rivulet Säveån into lake Mjörn. Communications is provided by the western main line railroad (Västra stambanan) between Stockholm and Gothenburg, and by motorway through the European route E20.
Alingsås was founded as inhabitants from the city Nya Lödöse were made homeless as Danish troops burnt it down. Gustavus Adolphus granted Alingsås its Royal Charter in 1619. Making it older then Västra Götalands largest city Göteborg.
Among its historical inhabitants is Jonas Alströmer, who was born in Alingsås in 1685. Alströmer is credited for introducing the potato plant to Sweden. He also established a large scale draper's industry there which before soon became Sweden's largest. However, some too optimistical calculations, devastating fires and political set backs finally forced its closure in 1779.
Alingsas is known for its cafes, 24 in total (in 2006).
Towns
Population figures from 2000.
- Alingås 22,000
- Sollebrunn 1,400
- Ingared 1,300
- Västra Bodarna 1,000
- Gräfsnäs 400
- Stora Mellby 300
- Norsesund 250
- Hjälmared, 200
Sister cities
Alingsås has seven sister cities:- Leisi, Estonia
- Karis, Finland
- Kartong, Gambia
- Mont-de-Marsan, France
- Ocatal, Nicaragua
- Skedsmo, Norway
- Tårnby, Denmark
External links
- [Alingsås] - Official site
- () [article Alingsås and Alingsås manufakturverk] from Nordisk familjebok
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is one of 134 towns with the historical City status in Sweden.
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