Alingsås is a Municipality in Västra Götaland County, in western Sweden. The municipality covers an area of 476.7 km². Of the total population of 35,153, 17,197 are male, and 17,956 are female. The population density of the community is 74 inhabitants per km². The Municipalities or Kommuner represent the local level of self government in Sweden. ... Västra Götaland County, or Västra Götalands län is a County or län on the western coast of Sweden. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

The city of Alingsås received its privileges in 1619. It has a population of 22,030 (1996). The city is situated along the Western Railroad (Västra stambanan) between Stockholm and Gothenburg. Among its historical inhabitants is Jonas Alströmer, mostly famous for bringing the potato to Sweden in the 1700's. Events May 13 - Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after having been accused of treason. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Gothenburg (Swedish: Göteborg [jøːtəbɔrj]) is a city and a municipality on the western coast of Sweden, in the County of Västra Götaland. ... Jonas Alströmer Jonas Alströmer (7 January 1685 _ 2 June 1761) was a pioneer of agriculture and industry in Sweden. ...

External links

• Alingsås (http://www.alingsas.se/) - Official site