Country Sweden Seat Strömstad ISO 3166 code SE Province Bohuslän | County Västra Götaland County Time zone CET (UTC+1) Municipal code 1486 | |
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Strömstad Municipality (Strömstads kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Strömstad.
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Map of Str%C3%B6mstad, Sweden
The municipality got its present boundaries in 1967, when the City of Strömstad was merged with the two adjacent rural municipalities Tjärnö and Vette. Vette had been created in 1952 out of four older entities.
Geography
Strömstad Municipality is located on the Norwegian border and is known to attract large numbers of shoppers from Norway due to the marked price gap, notably in the tax burdend alcohol and tobaccos, but also groceries such as meat and sugar. There are also a great deal to save on automotive services.
Localities
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Strömstad Municipality Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA