Svenljunga Municipality

Coordinates: 57°30′N 13°07′E / 57.500°N 13.117°E / 57.500; 13.117
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Svenljunga Municipality
Svenljunga kommun
Municipal code
1465
Websitewww.svenljunga.se

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

The present municipality was created in 1971 when five municipal units (or parts thereof) were amalgamated. The number of original entities (as of 1863) is 14.

Through the municipality the river Ätran flows in a scenic valley. It flows through the town of Svenljunga, where an old bridge crosses it.

This was the hometown of the great-great-great grandfather of Emma Stone, American actress. In the 18th-century, the village of Mårdaklev in Svenljunga Municipality was the home of a trio of sibling textile artists: Sven Erlandsson, Katarina Erlandsdotter and Lisa Erlandsdotter.

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Svenljunga Municipality's electoral districts in the

SCB official statistics.[3]

In total there were 10,857 residents, including 8,140 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 38.6% voted for the left coalition and 60.3% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

References

  1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  3. ^
    SVT
    . 11 September 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2024.

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