Country Sweden Seat Mölndal ISO 3166 code SE | County Västra Götaland County Time zone CET (UTC+1) | |
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Province Västergötland and Halland | ||
Mölndal Municipality (Mölndals kommun or Mölndals stad) is a municipality in Västra Götaland in western Sweden, just south of Gothenburg. Its seat is located in Mölndal, which lies within the Gothenburg urban area, and the whole municipality is part of Metropolitan Gothenburg.
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In 1911 a municipalsamhälle (a kind of borough within a rural municipality, handling matters of urban character) named Mölndal was instituted in the municipality of Fässberg. In 1922 Fässberg was made the City of Mölndal. In 1971 it was amalgamated with Kållered and Lindome (the latter transferred from Halland County). At the same time it became a municipality of unitary type, like all others in the country. The municipality prefers, however, to style itself Mölndals stad (City of Mölndal) as a semi-official name whenever legally possible. This usage has no effect on the status of the municipality.
Population figures
The municipality has four main parts: Mölndal, Kållered, Lindome and Hällesåker.
Numbers from 2003.
Notable Residents
Affiliations
Mölndal Municipality is twinned with the following towns: