Country Sweden Seat Hjo ISO 3166 code SE Local time Monday 2:20 AM | County Västra Götaland County Time zone CET (UTC+1) Municipal code 1497 Province Västergötland | |
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Hjo Municipality (Hjo kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Hjo.
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Map of Hjo, Sweden
The municipality was created in 1971, when the City of Hjo was amalgamated with a part of the rural municipality Värsås. In 1974 parts of Fröjered and Fågelås were added.
Geography
Geographically it is situated by the western shore of Lake Vättern. The large and fish-rich waters have been the main influence on the industry. The largest rivulet intersecting the municipality from Vättern is the Hjo River. Parts of it have been made a nature reserve. Partly this is due to the salmon (Salmo trutta) and the grayling (Thymallus thymallus) that occur natural in the rivulet, but have had hard times due to dams.
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Hjo Municipality Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA