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ÅmĂ„l Municipality ÅmĂ„l Municipality () is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in VĂ€stra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the stad (Sweden), city of ÅmĂ„l. The present municipality was created in 1971 through the amalgamation (pol ...
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VÀstra Götaland County VÀstra Götaland County () is a county or '' lÀn'' 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 1,616,000 amounts to 17% of S ...
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with 345 inhabitants in 2010. Fengersfors was originally named Lisefors after the wife of industrialist Christopher Sahlin, Anna Lisa. The name was changed to Fengersfors by industrialist Johan Fenger-Krog. Fengersfors is an industrial community where iron, pulp, and paper have been produced. Fengersfors bruk (mill) was closed down in 1978, and since 2003, the site has been used for arts and crafts and small businesses, primarily within the framework of the artists' cooperative Not Quite.


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Populated places in ÅmĂ„l Municipality Dalsland {{VĂ€straGötaland-geo-stub