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Skövde Municipality

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Country
  
Seat
  
ISO 3166 code
  
SE

Province
  
Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Municipal code
  
1496

University
  
Skövde Municipality wwwskovdeseglobalassets2016kommunochpoliti

Points of interest
  
Skövde stadsmuseum, Silverfallet, Norra Kyrketorps Gamla Ky, skövde stad

Clubs and Teams
  
Skövde IK, IFK Skövde, Skövde AIK, Ulvåkers IF

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

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Map of Sk%C3%B6vde, Sweden

The present municipality was formed in 1971 when the City of Skövde was amalgamated with five surrounding municipalities. The number of original entities (as of 1863) is nearly 30. They had in 1952 been reduced to six.

Economy

The single largest employer in the municipality is Volvo, with Volvo Powertrain and Volvo Cars together employing approximately 5,000 people.

Other major employers are the hospital (Skaraborg Hospital, serving the Västra Götaland region), the local regiments (among Sweden's largest) and the municipality itself.

Education

University of Skövde is the largest university in the town. It is ranked 21 in the nation's ranking. Informatics and computer science along with Bio-informatics and molecular biology are some of the chief international students picks.

Twin cities

  • Halden, Norway, since the 1940s
  • Ringsted Municipality, Denmark, since the 1940s
  • Sastamala, Finland, since the 1940s
  • Kuressaare, Estonia, since 1994
  • References

    Skövde Municipality Wikipedia


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