Stenungsund Municipality (''Stenungsunds kommun'') is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

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. Its seat is located in the town of Stenungsund. The municipality is situated by the sea inside the islands

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and

Tjörn Tjörn () is the sixth largest island in Sweden, located on the Swedish West coast in the province of Bohuslän. The area of the island is , and the area of the municipality is . The population, as of 2017, was 15,774 people. Geography Tjörn i ...

and traversed by the European route E6 and

Bohus Line The Bohus Line ( sv, Bohusbanan) is a long railway line from Gothenburg via Uddevalla and Munkedal to Strömstad. The line is single track and electrified at . Bohus Line has seventeen stations; Strömstad, Skee, Överby, Tanum, Rabbal ...

, in which it has three stops (Stora Höga, Stenungsund and Svenshögen). The municipality was formed through amalgamation in 1952. In 1971 a

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from a dissolved municipality was added. The

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was registered in 1977. The device in the upper half is a

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, which alludes to the

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in the municipality.

Localities (urban areas)

* Aröd och Timmervik (also in

Kungälv Municipality Kungälv Municipality (''Kungälvs kommun'') is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Kungälv. The present municipality was formed in 1971 through the amalgamation of the ''City of Kung ...

) * Hallerna * Jörlanda * Starrkärr och Näs * Stenungsund (seat) * Stenungsön * Stora Höga * Strandnorum * Svenshögen *

Ucklum Ucklum is a locality situated in Stenungsund Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Ki ...

* Ödsmål Smaller localities (villages): * Gilltorp * Groland * Grössbyn * Härgusseröd * Kullen och Dyrtorp (biggest village) * Kyrkenorum * Källsby * Nolgärde och Johannesberg * Rödmyren och Röd * Sandbacka * Skotthed * Spekeröd * Svartehallen * Talbo och Östra Skår * Vulseröd The seat is located right by the European route E6 highway and the railway

, Bohusbanan. In 2006, archaeological excavations in the area revealed a series of burial sites dating between 1 AD and 300 AD.

Notable corporations

* Hogiabr>(Official website)
one of Sweden's largest native computer software developers Since the 1950s, Stenungsund Municipality has become the center for the

petrochemical Petrochemicals (sometimes abbreviated as petchems) are the chemical products obtained from petroleum by refining. Some chemical compounds made from petroleum are also obtained from other fossil fuels, such as coal or natural gas, or renewable so ...

industry. Its distinguished silhouette is four giant chimneys, belonging to a large power plant.

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Stenungsund Municipality: * Stenungsunds IF * Vallens IF * Stss, Tjörn Runt * Stenungsund HF * Stenungsunds FC

References

External links

Stenungsund Municipality
- Official site {{authority control Municipalities of Västra Götaland County Metropolitan Gothenburg Gothenburg and Bohus nn:Stenungsund

Localities (urban areas)

Notable corporations

Sports

See also

References

External links