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Gullspång Municipality

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Country
  
Sweden

Seat
  
Gullspång and Hova

ISO 3166 code
  
SE

Province
  
Västergötland

County
  
Västra Götaland County

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Municipal code
  
1447

Gullspång Municipality

Gullspång Municipality (Gullspångs kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the towns of Gullspång and Hova.

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The present municipality was formed through the amalgamation of the former entities of Amnehärad, Hova and part of Visnum. The name was taken from the locality Gullspång.

Geography

Gullspång Municipality borders to Mariestad Municipality and Töreboda Municipality in Västra Götaland County It also east-wards borders to Laxå Municipality in Örebro County and north-wards to Kristinehamn Municipality in Värmland County.

The southern part of the municipality contains the northern part of Swedish national park Tiveden.

Localities

  • Gullspång
  • Gårdsjö
  • Hova
  • Otterbäcken
  • Skagervik
  • The two main towns are Hova and Gullspång. The central administration is placed in Hova, thus constituting the municipal seat, but there are also offices in Gullspång. Because of the rivalry between Gullspång and Hova the municipality prefers to call them the "two main localities" ("huvudtätorter").

    References

    Gullspång Municipality Wikipedia