Essunga Municipality (''Essunga kommun'') is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
Västra Götaland County
Västra Götaland County ( sv, Västra Götalands län) is a county or '' län'' on the western coast of Sweden.
The county is the second most populous of Sweden's counties and it comprises 49 municipalities (''kommuner''). Its population of 1 ...
in western
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
. Its seat is located in the town of
Nossebro.
The 1952 municipal reform in Sweden saw the creation of Essunga Municipality out of eight original entities. In 1974 it was dissolved and part of
Vara Municipality
Vara Municipality (''Vara kommun'') is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Vara.
The present municipality consists of 25 original local government entities (as of 1863). Between 1974 a ...
until 1983, when it was reestablished within the boundaries of 1952. The village of
Essunga is a minor settlement just east of Nossebro.
References
External links
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Essunga Municipality- Official site
Municipalities of Västra Götaland County
Skaraborg
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