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Stenungsund Municipality

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Stenungsund Municipality

Stenungsunds kommun
Coat of airms o Stenungsund Municipality
Coat airms
KintraSwaden
CoontyVästra Götaland Coonty
SeatStenungsund
Area
 • Total301.09 km2 (116.25 sq mi)
 • Laund251.91 km2 (97.26 sq mi)
 • Water49.18 km2 (18.99 sq mi)
 Aurie as o Januar 1, 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total27,556
 • Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceBohuslän
Municipal code1415
Websitewww.stenungsund.se

Stenungsund Municipality (Stenungsunds kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland Coonty in wastren Swaden. Its seat is locatit in the toun o Stenungsund. The municipality is situatit bi the sea inside the islands Orust an Tjörn an traversed bi the E6 an Bohus Line, in which it haes three stops (Stora Höga, Stenungsund an Svenshögen).

The municipality wis formit throu amalgamation in 1952. In 1971 a pairish frae a dissolvit municipality wis addit.

The coat o airms wis registred in 1977. The device in the upper hauf is a hydrocarbon molecule, which alludes tae the petrochemical industry in the municipality.

Localities

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The seat is locatit richt bi the European route E6 heich-gate an the railwey Bohus Line, Bohusbanan.

In 2006, airchaeological excavations in the aurie revealed a series o burial steids datin atween 1 AD an 300 AD.

Notable corporations

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Syne the 1950s, Stenungsund Municipality haes acome the centre for the petrochemical industry. Its distinguished silhouette is fower giant chimneys, belangin tae a muckle pouer plant.

The follaein sports clubs are locatit in Stenungsund Municipality:

See an aw

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References

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  1. "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swadish). Stateestics Swaden. Retrieved 18 Apryle 2014.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  2. "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 22 Februar 2022. Retrieved 22 Februar 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)

Freemit airtins

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Coordinates: 58°05′N 11°49′E / 58.083°N 11.817°E / 58.083; 11.817