Marstrand
Marstrand church
Marstrand
Coordinates: 57°53′N 11°35′E / 57.883, 11.583
Country	Sweden
Municipality	Kungälv Municipality
County	Västra Götaland County
Province	Bohuslän
Area [1]
- Total	0. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Municipalities of Sweden ( kommun) are the Local government entities of Sweden. Kungälv Municipality ( Kungälvs kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. The Counties of Sweden, or Län, are the first level administrative and political Subdivisions of Sweden. Västra Götaland County or Western Gothland County ( Västra Götalands län) is a county or Län on the western coast of Sweden The provinces of Sweden, Landskap, are historical geographical and cultural regions is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative Provinces of Sweden ( landskap in Swedish situated on the west coast of the country Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 88 km² (0. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 3 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
- Total	1,432
- Density	1,625/km² (4,208. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 7/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Arms; incorporated with Kungälv Municipality in 1971

Marstrand is a seaside town in Kungälv Municipality, Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Urban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort. Kungälv Municipality ( Kungälvs kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Västra Götaland County or Western Gothland County ( Västra Götalands län) is a county or Län on the western coast of Sweden "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. It has held city privileges since 1200. The Municipalities of Sweden ( kommun) are the Local government entities of Sweden. The most striking feature about Marstrand is the 17th century fortress Carlsten, named after King Carl X Gustav of Sweden. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar Carlsten is a stone Fortress located at Marstrand, on the western coast of Sweden. Charles X Gustav (Karl X Gustav (8 November 1622 – 13 February 1660 was King of Sweden from 1654 until his death

During the last quarter of the 17th century Marstrand had the free port status, granted by the King Gustav III. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar A free port ( porto franco) or free zone (US Foreign-Trade Zone is a port or area with relaxed jurisdiction with respect to the country of location Gustav III ( – 29 March 1792) was King of Sweden from 1771 until his death Marstrand is a popular sailing resort in summer time. Sailing is the art of controlling a Sailing vessel. By changing the Rigging, Rudder and dagger or centre board a Sailor manages the force It is also the venue of the annual Swedish Match Cup, a match race sailing competition.

Administratively Marstrand and its immediately surrounding islands constituted a city municipality of its own up until the local government reform in 1971, when it was merged into Kungälv Municipality. The Swedish term stad, which is the equivalent of both city and town has since 1971 in Sweden no administrative or legal significance and even no official The Municipalities of Sweden ( kommun) are the Local government entities of Sweden. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Kungälv Municipality ( Kungälvs kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden.

Marstrand is, despite its small population, for historical reasons often still referred to as a city. The Swedish term stad, which is the equivalent of both city and town has since 1971 in Sweden no administrative or legal significance and even no official Statistics Sweden, however, only counts localities with more than 10,000 inhabitants as cities. Statistics Sweden, or Statistiska centralbyrån (SCB is the government agency responsible for producing official Statistics on Sweden. Urban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort.

References

External links

• Marstrand - From Kungälv Municipality official page
• (Swedish) article Marstrand from Nordisk Familjebok (1912)

Marstrand is one of 134 towns with the historical City status in Sweden. Nordisk familjebok (en Nordic familybook is a Swedish Encyclopedia, published between 1876 and 1957 The Swedish term stad, which is the equivalent of both city and town has since 1971 in Sweden no administrative or legal significance and even no official