Mellerud Municipality (Melleruds kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County by Lake Vänern in Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Mellerud.

Mellerud Municipality Melleruds kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 58°42′N 12°28′E
Country	Sweden
County	Västra Götaland County
Seat	Mellerud
Area [1]
• Total	944.46 km2 (364.66 sq mi)
• Land	516.8 km2 (199.5 sq mi)
• Water	427.66 km2 (165.12 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population  (31 December 2021)[2]
• Total	9,268
• Density	9.8/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Dalsland
Municipal code	1461
Website	www.mellerud.se

The amalgamation leading to the present municipality took place in 1969 when "old" Mellerud (instituted as a market town (köping) in 1908) was merged with Bolstad, Kroppefjäll and Skållerud. Before the municipal reform of 1952 there were ten entities in the area.

Localities

Population figures from Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005.

• Mellerud, 3,796
• Dals Rostock, 885
• Åsensbruk, 530
• Bränna, 228
• Dalskog, 151
• Håverud, 150
• Köpmannebro, 76
• Erikstad, 58

References

External links

• Media related to Mellerud Municipality at Wikimedia Commons
• Mellerud Municipality - Official site
• The local newspaper - (TTELA)