Ale Municipality (''Ale kommun'') is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
in
Västra Götaland County
Västra Götaland County ( sv, Västra Götalands län) is a county or '' län'' on the western coast of Sweden.
The county is the second most populous of Sweden's counties and it comprises 49 municipalities (''kommuner''). Its population of 1 ...
in western
Sweden
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. Its seat is located in the town of
Nödinge-Nol, more precisely in Alafors at
Ale Municipality was created in 1974, when the former municipalities of Nödinge, Skepplanda and Starrkärr were amalgamated. The new entity got its name from the old
Ale Hundred, which had approximately the same territory.
It built one of the first indoor
bandy
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arenas in Sweden (and subsequently in the world), which was the first in
Götaland
Götaland (; also '' Geatland'', '' Gothia'', ''Gothland'', ''Gothenland'' or ''Gautland'') is one of three lands of Sweden and comprises ten provinces. Geographically it is located in the south of Sweden, bounded to the north by Svealand, wit ...
, located in Bohuslän.
Localities
Inhabitants figures from 2020.
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Nödinge-Nol 11,500 (seat)
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Surte
Surte () is a locality situated in Ale Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 5,798 inhabitants in 2010. Surte Church is located in the town.
It is located some 15 kilometers north of Gothenburg. Surte became well-known for its g ...
6,400
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Älvängen
Älvängen (earlier ''Elfängen'') is a locality situated in Ale Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 4,196 inhabitants in 2010. It is located some north of Gothenburg. Among the churches of Älvängen are the Älvängen Chu ...
6,100
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Skepplanda 1,900
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Alvhem
Alvhem is a locality situated in Ale Municipality
Ale Municipality (''Ale kommun'') is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Nödinge-Nol, more precisely in Alafors at
Ale Municipality ...
400
Politics
Result of the 2006 election (Turnout 81,71% 15717):
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Moderate Party
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21,24%
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Centre Party 6,95%
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Liberals (Sweden)
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7,24%
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Christian Democrats
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7,10%
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Swedish Social Democratic Party
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40,01%
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Left Party 7,15%
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Green Party
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Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation f ...
4,19%
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Sweden Democrats 3,93%
* Other Parties 2,17%
Result of the 2010 election (Turnout 85,01% 17140 +4,30%):
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Moderate Party
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28,22%
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Centre party 4,97%
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Liberals (Sweden)
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6,47%
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Christian Democrats
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5,78%
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Swedish Social Democratic Party
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33,00%
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Left Party 6,08%
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Green Party
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Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation f ...
5,99%
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Sweden Democrats 8,09%
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Feminist Initiative 0,50%
* Other Parties 0,90%
Result of the 2014 election (Turnout 86,18% +1,17%, Votes 18094):
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Moderate Party
The Moderate Party ( sv, Moderata samlingspartiet , ; M), commonly referred to as the Moderates ( ), is a liberal-conservative political party in Sweden. The party generally supports tax cuts, the free market, civil liberties and economic ...
22,19%
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Centre Party 5,10%
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Liberals (Sweden)
The Liberals ( sv, Liberalerna, L), known as the Liberal People's Party ( sv, Folkpartiet liberalerna) until 22 November 2015, is a conservative liberal political party in Sweden. The Liberals ideologically have shown a broad variety of liberal ...
4,35%
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Christian Democrats
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4,36%
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Swedish Social Democratic Party
The Swedish Social Democratic Party, formally the Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party ( sv, Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti ; S/SAP), usually referred to as The Social Democrats ( sv, link=no, Socialdemokraterna ), is a social-de ...
32,34%
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Left Party 6,30%
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Green Party
A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as social justice, environmentalism and nonviolence.
Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation f ...
5,63%
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Sweden Democrats 16,25%
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Feminist Initiative 2,51%
* Other Parties 0,96%
Sister cities
Ale has two
sister cities:
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Bertinoro
Bertinoro () is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna (Italy). It is located on hill Mount Cesubeo, in Romagna, a few kilometers from the Via Emilia.
History
There are remains of a settlement dating from the Ir ...
,
Italy
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Kaufungen
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Geography
Divi ...
,
Germany
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References
External links
Ale Municipality- Official site
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Municipalities of Västra Götaland County
North Älvsborg
Metropolitan Gothenburg