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Skara Municipality

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Country
  
Sweden

Seat
  
Skara

ISO 3166 code
  
SE

Province
  
Västergötland

County
  
Västra Götaland County

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Municipal code
  
1495

Skara Municipality wwwskaraseimages1869475bdd14f8cc1de741218e14

Points of interest
  
Skara Sommarland, Västergötland museum, Västergötlands Museum ‑ Fornbyn, Gälakvist, Brunsbo Gamla Biskopsgård

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

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Map of Skara, Sweden

The area of the municipality consists of 16 original local government entities. The municipal reform of 1952 grouped them into four new entities. In 1971 the City of Skara was amalgamated with the rural municipalities to form the present unit.

Localities

  • Ardala, pop. 722
  • Axvall, pop N/A
  • Eggby, pop. 241
  • Skara (seat), pop. 10,700
  • Varnhem, pop. N/A

    • Varnhem is renowned for its medieval monastery.

    References

    Skara Municipality Wikipedia
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