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Encyclopedia > Munkedal Municipality
Munkedal Municipality (Kommun)

Munkedal in north-west V.G. County

Map outlining municipalities of Sweden		 Coat of arms
Munkedal City Arms
Municipal facts
Seat Munkedal:
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County Västra Götaland County
Province Bohuslän and Dalsland
Area
Rank
 638 km²
151st of 290
Population
Rank
(2005)
 10,318
x of 290
Density 16/km²
This page deals with both Munkedal Municipality and the urban area (tätort) Munkedal

Munkedal municipality is a Swedish Municipality in Västra Götaland County, in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town Munkedal (pop. 3,700). It borders to the municipalities of: Dals-Ed in the north, and then clock wise Färgelanda, Uddevalla , Lysekil, Sotenäs and Tanum. Image File history File links Map Swedish Counties, Västra Götalands län Map Swedish Counties, Västra Götalands län made by: User:Mic first uppload: May 3 2003 File links The following pages link to this file: Västra Götaland County Mölndal Municipality Falk... Image File history File links Munkedal_kommun. ... The Municipalities or Kommuner represent the local level of self government in Sweden. ... There are 290 municipalities in Sweden. ... Image File history File links Munkedal_City_Arms. ... A county, or län, is an administrative and political subdivision of Sweden. ... Västra Götaland County, or Västra Götalands län is a County or län on the western coast of Sweden. ... Swedens provinces today. ... â–¶ (help· info), (Latin: Bahusia, English, Norwegian BÃ¥huslen) is a province (landskap) in west Sweden. ... Dalsland â–¶(?) is a Swedish province (landskap) in the south west of Sweden. ... This is a listing of the municipalities of Sweden by the land area as of 2005. ... This is a listing of the municipalities of Sweden by the land area as of 2005. ... This is a listing of the municipalities of Sweden by the population size as of 2005. ... Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... This is a listing of the municipalities of Sweden by the population density using the land area, as of 2005. ... 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. ... Dals-Ed is a Municipality in Västra Götaland County, in western Sweden. ... This page deals with both Färgelanda Municipality and the urban area (tätort) Färgelanda Färgelanda municipality is a small Swedish Municipality in Västra Götaland County, in western Sweden. ... Uddevalla is a city in Bohus County in western Sweden. ... Lysekil is a Municipality in Västra Götaland County, in western Sweden. ... Sotenäs Municipality is a Swedish municipality in eastern Sweden. ... Tanum is a Municipality in Västra Götaland County, in western Sweden. ...


Geography

Munkdal is located 110 km north of Gothenburg. The geography is a varied terrain, covered with part forests, part mountains, part plains and part lakes and streams. A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ...


History

This area in western Sweden, by the Norwegian border, has been inhabited perhaps longer than any other in Sweden. Distinctives for Munkedal are some tools that have been dated to 8,000 BC, found around 1900 at a farm named Herregårda. There is also a petroglyph area called Lökeberg på Tungenäset, dated to the Nordic Bronze Age. Petroglyphs on Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument, southern Utah, USA Petroglyphs are images incised in rock, usually by prehistoric, especially Neolithic, peoples. ... Map of the Nordic Bronze Age culture, ca 1200 BC The Nordic Bronze Age (also Northern Bronze Age) is the name given by Oscar Montelius (1843-1921) to a period and a Bronze Age culture in Scandinavian pre-history, ca 1800 BC - 600 BC, with sites that reached as far...


In the medieval age, a monastery of Dragsmark was located within the current municipal borders. It subsequently led to the name Munkedal, and the names chosen for the municipality when it was established in 1974 with the reform. The coat of arms also portrait a medieval scroll and writing pen, characteristics for monks. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...


Subdivisions

Munkedal has 8 parishes, the sub divisioning used by the Church of Sweden. Their inhabitants 1 January 2005 and changes since 1 January 2004 are: A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ... The Church of Sweden, or Svenska kyrkan, is the national church of Sweden. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

  • Foss 5020 -52
  • Svarteborg 2683 +12
  • Krokstad 1043 +-0
  • Håby 468 +12
  • Hede 495 +10
  • Bärfendal 248 +8
  • Valbo Ryr 262 -9
  • Sanne 186 -10

Source [1]


Towns

There are five towns; inhabitants (1963) was:

  • Munkedal, 4,090
  • Hällevadsholm, 780
  • Dingle, 910
  • Hedekas, 370

Inhabitants 2005:

  • Munkedal 3,838
  • Dingle 889
  • Hällevadsholm 723
  • Hedekas 358
  • Torreby 256

Source [2]


Notability

The Munkedal Railroad, a narrow gauge museum railroad, inaugurated in 1896. A railroad museum is also situated by it. Narrow-gauge railways are railroads (railways) with track spaced at less than the standard gauge of 4 ft 8 in (1. ...


The area, troubled by battles between Norwegian and Swedish armies, has several defence structures that can be visited. In addition, there are many old churches from the medieval age of interest.


External links


Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Owl Edition Nordisk familjebok is a Swedish encyclopedia, published between 1876 and 1957. ...

Municipalities in Västra Götaland County
Ale | Alingsås | Bengtsfors | Bollebygd | Borås | Dals-Ed | Essunga | Falköping | Färgelanda | Grästorp | Gullspång | Götene | Gothenburg | Herrljunga | Hjo | Härryda | Karlsborg | Kungälv | Lerum | Lidköping | Lilla Edet | Lysekil | Mariestad | Mark | Mellerud | Munkedal | Mölndal | Orust | Partille | Skara | Skövde | Sotenäs | Stenungsund | Strömstad | Svenljunga | Tanum | Tibro | Tidaholm | Tjörn | Tranemo | Trollhättan | Töreboda | Uddevalla | Ulricehamn | Vara | Vårgårda | Vänersborg | Åmål | Öckerö
Counties of Sweden | Sweden

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Munkedal Municipality - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (310 words)
Munkedal municipality is a Swedish Municipality in Västra Götaland County, in western Sweden.
It subsequently led to the name Munkedal, and the names chosen for the municipality when it was established in 1974 with the reform.
The Munkedal Railroad, a narrow gauge museum railroad, inaugurated in 1896.
Munkedal (65 words)
Munkedal is a municipality in southwest Sweden, in the county of Västra Götaland.
The municipality covers an area of 637.4 km²;.
The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
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