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Munkedal Municipality (Munkedals kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Munkedal.

Munkedal Municipality Munkedals kommun
Municipality
Munkedal town hall
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 58°29′N 11°41′E
Country	Sweden
County	Västra Götaland County
Seat	Munkedal
Area [1]
• Total	675.01 km2 (260.62 sq mi)
• Land	634.01 km2 (244.79 sq mi)
• Water	41 km2 (16 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population  (31 December 2021)[2]
• Total	10,588
• Density	16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Bohuslän and Dalsland
Municipal code	1430
Website	www.munkedal.se

The nationwide municipal reform of 1952 saw the creation of Munkedal, Svarteborg, Sörbygden and Ödeborg as larger rural municipalities. As early as 1967 Ödeborg was dissolved and parts of it added to Munkedal. Finally, in 1974 Svarteborg and Sörbygden were merged into Munkedal forming the present unit.

Etymology

The municipality is named after the old farm Munkedal. This farm was owned by the monks at Dragsmark Abbey. The last element is dal 'dale, valley'.

Geography

Munkedal is located 110 km north of Gothenburg. The geography is a varied terrain, covered with part forests, part mountains, part plains and part lakes and streams.

Localities

Inhabitants 2005:

• Munkedal 3,838 (seat)
• Dingle 889
• Hällevadsholm 723
• Hedekas 358

Subdivisions

Munkedal has 8 parishes, within the Diocese of Gothenburg, the sub divisioning used by the Church of Sweden. Their inhabitants 1 January 2005 and changes since 1 January 2004 are:

• Foss 5,020 -52
• Svarteborg 2,683 +12
• Krokstad 1,043 +-0
• Håby 468 +12
• Hede 495 +10
• Bärfendal 248 +8
• Valbo Ryr 262 -9
• Sanne 186 -10

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History

This area in western Sweden, by the Norwegian border, has been inhabited perhaps longer than any other in Sweden. Distinctives for Munkedal are some tools that have been dated to 8000 BC, found around 1900 at a farm named Herregårda. There is also a petroglyph area called Lökeberg på Tungenäset, dated to the Nordic Bronze Age.

In the medieval age, a monastery of Dragsmark was located within the current municipal borders. It subsequently led to the name Munkedal, and the names chosen for the municipality when it was established in 1974 with the reform. The coat of arms also portrait a medieval scroll and writing pen, characteristics for monks.

Notability

The Munkedal Railroad, a narrow gauge museum railroad, inaugurated in 1896. A railroad museum is also situated by it.

The area, troubled by battles between Norwegian and Swedish armies, has several defence structures that can be visited. In addition, there are many old churches from the medieval age of interest.

References

External links

• Munkedal Municipality - Official site
• (in Swedish) Article Munkedal from Nordisk Familjebok

На других языках

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- [en] Munkedal Municipality

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[ru] Мункедальская коммуна

Мункедальская коммуна (швед. Munkedals kommun) — коммуна в Швеции в лене Вестра-Гёталанд, расположенная частично в Бохуслене, частично в Дальсланде. Административный центр — Мункедаль.

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