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| Country | Sweden |
| Municipality | Vänersborg Municipality |
| County | Västra Götaland County |
| Province | Västergötland |
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| - Total | 11. 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. Vänersborg Municipality ( Vänersborgs 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. 57 km² (4. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 5 sq mi) |
| Population (2005-12-31)[1] | |
| - Total | 21,672 |
| - Density | 1,873/km² (4,851/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Vänersborg is a city (pop. 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 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. 22,000) in Västergötland, Sweden and the seat of Vänersborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County. 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. Vänersborg Municipality ( Vänersborgs 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 Until 1997 it was the capital of Älvsborg County, which was dissolved in 1998. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Älvsborg County ( Älvsborgs län) was a county of Sweden until December 31, 1998 when it was merged with the counties of Gothenburg Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The city is located on the southern shores of the Vänern lake.
History
Vänersborg was founded by citizens from Brätte, who moved there between 1642-1644. Vänersborg was formally confirmed the city status in Sweden in 1644. 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 remains of Brätte is still a popular attraction.
The names Vänersborg means "fortress at Vänern". It comes from the fortlet which was begun on in 1644 for protection.
The coat of arms is also from 1644, depicting a golden ship with two Swedish flags. A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people List of flags of Sweden The Flag of Sweden (Sveriges flagga is blue with a yellow Scandinavian cross that extends to the edges of the flag
Around 1800, Vänersborg had a population of 1,500 inhabitants. After the inauguration of the canal at Trollhättan and the Göta älv, creating a waterway between Vänern and Gothenburg, its importance further grew. Trollhättan ( is a city (pop 53952 (2007 in Västergötland, Sweden, and the seat of Trollhättan Municipality, Västra Götaland The Göta älv is a River that drains lake Vänern into Kattegat, and the North Sea, at the city of Gothenburg on the western Gothenburg ( Swedish:) /jœte'bɔrj/ is a city, a municipality, and an urban area on the west-coast of Sweden.
In 1834, most of the city with its wooden houses burnt down. Thereafter it was rebuilt according to a check pattern.
From 1693 to 1999, Vänersborg was the capital of Älvsborg County, until the county was merged into Västra Götaland County. Älvsborg County ( Älvsborgs län) was a county of Sweden until December 31, 1998 when it was merged with the counties of Gothenburg Västra Götaland County or Western Gothland County ( Västra Götalands län) is a county or Län on the western coast of Sweden
Notability
The poet Birger Sjöberg (1885-1929) was born in Vänersborg. A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" Birger Sjöberg ( December 6, 1885 - April 30, 1929) was a modern Swedish Poet and songwriter He wrote appreciative about Vänersborg, most notably in Fridas bok (1922), wherein the comparisment "Vänersborg -- little Paris" is found. The park in the northern part of Vänersborg, Skräckleparken, offers a picturesque view over lake Vänern, and therein also stands this statue of mentioned Frida.
References
- ^ a b Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 (xls) (Swedish). 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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Vänersborg 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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