Mariestad Municipality

Mariestad Municipality Mariestads kommun
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
County	Västra Götaland County
Seat	Mariestad
Area[1]
- Total	1,509.822 km2 (582.9 sq mi)
- Land	602.422 km2 (232.6 sq mi)
- Water	907.4 km2 (350.3 sq mi)
	Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population (June 30, 2010)[2]
- Total	23,840
- Density	15.8/km2 (40.9/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Västergötland
Municipal code	1493
Website	www.mariestad.se

Mariestad Municipality (Mariestads kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Mariestad.

The present municipality was formed in 1971, when the City of Mariestad was amalgamated with four surrounding rural municipalities.

Geography

Mariestad Municipality is situated on Lake Vänern and is visited by many tourists in summer. The largest fresh water archipelago in Sweden lies within the municipality. Torsö and Brommö are the two largest islands. North of the city, in Sjötorp, Göta Canal meets Lake Vänern.

Industry

The largest employers are Electrolux home products and Katrinefors bruk, a part of Metsä Tissue AB. SCA Packaging AB, RM Perfo AB and Jede AB are other notable companies in Mariestad. Within the IT industry Telia Partner AB and WM-data Infra Solutions AB are the two biggest employers. Just south of Mariestad, in Lugnås, you find Nimbus Produktion AB who manufactures Nimbus boats.

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Sweden

Twin towns — sister cities

Mariestad Municipality is twinned with:

• Pakruojis, Lithuania

References

1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån den 1 januari 2010" (in Swedish) (Microsoft Excel). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0802/2010A01/mi0802tab3_2010.xls. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
2. ^ "SCB, Befolkningsstatistik 30 juni 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Pages/TableAndChart____244147.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-19. 

• Corresponding article on Swedish Wikipedia

External links

• Mariestad Municipality - Official site

Coordinates: 58°42′N 13°49′E / 58.7°N 13.817°E / 58.7; 13.817