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Skövde
Skövde (Sweden)
Skövde
Skövde
Coordinates: 58°23′N 13°51′E / 58.383, 13.85
Country Sweden
Municipality Skövde Municipality
County Västra Götaland County
Province Västergötland
Area [1]
 - Total 19. 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. Skövde Municipality ( Skövde 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 in the southwest of Sweden. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 78 km² (7. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 6 sq mi)
Population (2007-04-13)[1]
 - Total around 50,000
 - Density 1,674/km² (4,335. 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 6/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Skövde is a city in Västergötland, 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 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 is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative Provinces of Sweden ( landskap in Swedish situated in the southwest of Sweden. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. It has around 50,000 inhabitants and is the seat of Skövde Municipality. Skövde Municipality ( Skövde kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden.

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Geography

Skövde is situated between the two largest lakes in Sweden, Vänern and Vättern. Vänern (IPA) is the largest Lake in Sweden and the third largest lake in Europe. Vättern is the second largest Lake (by surface area in Sweden, after Lake Vänern. The western main railway (Västra Stambanan) was located through Skövde in the 1890s, which dramatically gave the town an industrial and population boost. Industrialization of Sweden and Transportation in Sweden --> Rail transport in Sweden utilises a network

History

Early history

Skövde traces its history back to the medieval age. On its city arms is the image of Saint Helena who allegedly was a pious woman from Skövde. Saint Helena (or Saint Elin, the Swedish name was allegedly a Pious woman from Skövde, Sweden. She was born about 1101, and was canonized in 1165 by Pope Alexander III and Archbishop Stefan of Sweden. Canonization is the act by which a particular Christian church declares a deceased person to be a Saint and is included in the canon or list of recognized saints Pope Alexander III (c 1100/1105 &ndash August 30, 1181) born Rolando (or Orlando) Bandinelli, was Pope from 1159

Later history

Of the medieval houses nothing remains, as a fire in 1759 burnt down the entire city except for one house called Helensgården. Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year After the fire, the city was rebuilt according to the grid pattern. The city still only had a small population until the railroad between Stockholm and Gothenburg was laid through the city and leading to an industrial and population boost. ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the Gothenburg ( Swedish:) /jœte'bɔrj/ is a city, a municipality, and an urban area on the west-coast of Sweden.

Industry

Volvo has a large industry in the city, with more than 5,000 workers. This article is about Volvo Group - AB Volvo Volvo Cars is the passenger vehicle maker owned by Ford Motor Company, using the Volvo Trademark ABVolvo and Volvo Cars jointly operate one of the worlds largest automotive foundries in this city. This article is about Volvo Group - AB Volvo Volvo Cars is the passenger vehicle maker owned by Ford Motor Company, using the Volvo Trademark Volvo Cars, or Volvo Personvagnar AB, is a Swedish premium Automobile maker founded in 1927 in the city of Gothenburg in Sweden The foundry i sknown world wide for producing the most industrial diesel engines in the world for ABVolvo and also for producing compact inline 5 cylinder petrol enignes for Volvo Cars

The higher education is located at University of Skövde, that is mainly focused on interdisciplinary education, blending natural sciences with engineering and the arts. This article is about Volvo Group - AB Volvo Volvo Cars is the passenger vehicle maker owned by Ford Motor Company, using the Volvo Trademark Volvo Cars, or Volvo Personvagnar AB, is a Swedish premium Automobile maker founded in 1927 in the city of Gothenburg in Sweden

There is also the Skövde Garrison, one of the country's largest regiments.

Military

The armoured corps regiment Skaraborgs regemente (P4) and the logistics corps regiment Trängregementet (TrängR) are both located in Skövde. So is the Army Combat school.

Education

The University College of Skövde [1] has over 8,000 students and six faculties. A faculty is a division within a University. The concept of a university with different faculties for different subjects dates back to Al-Azhar University, which had The University's current Vice-Chancellor is Leif Larsson.

Notable natives

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 (xls) (Swedish). Gunhild Bricken Kristina Lugn (born November 14 1948) is a Swedish poet and dramatist and member of the Swedish Academy. Tim Skold (born Thim Sköld on December 14, 1966, in Skövde, Sweden) is a multi-instrumentalist KMFDM are a German Industrial rock band and the brainchild of founding member Sascha Konietzko. Marilyn Manson is an American Alternative metal band based in Los Angeles California. Karl Larsson (died 1967 was a Swedish - American artist known as an engraver painter and sculptor Thomas Gustafsson is a Swedish composer and musician from Skövde, Västergötland, Sweden, north-east of Göteborg. Carl Robert Olof Gustafsson (born 20 December 1964 in Katrineholm) is a Swedish Comedian, Actor, and member of Bert Willis Karlsson (born June 21, 1945, in Skövde, Västra Götaland County) is a Swedish Record company manager The Swedish Army ( Swedish: Armén) is the Army branch of the Swedish Armed Forces, the military of Sweden. Ringsted is a city in Ringsted municipality located in the middle of the Danish island of Zealand. Kuressaare (Arensburg is a town and a municipality on Saaremaa island in Estonia. Statistics Sweden. Statistics Sweden, or Statistiska centralbyrån (SCB is the government agency responsible for producing official Statistics on Sweden. Retrieved on 2008-05-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the

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Skövde is one of 134 towns with the historical City status in Sweden. 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

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