Götene Municipality (''Götene 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. Its seat is located in the town of
Götene.
When the first Swedish local government acts went into force in 1863, 20 rural municipal entities (each corresponding to a
parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one o ...
of the
Church of Sweden
The Church of Sweden ( sv, Svenska kyrkan) is an Evangelical Lutheran national church in Sweden. A former state church, headquartered in Uppsala, with around 5.6 million members at year end 2021, it is the largest Christian denomination in Sw ...
) were created in the area. The municipal reform of 1952 grouped them into three, new, larger units. These were amalgamated in 1967 to form the present municipality.
The two most notable sights in the municipality are the mountain/ridge
Kinnekulle
Kinnekulle is a flat-topped mountain in the county of Västergötland, Sweden, on the eastern shore of lake Vänern. Its highest point is above sea level. The mountain is long and wide at the top.
Geology
Despite its enormous size, Kinneku ...
(with 306 meters the highest point in the county) and the village
Husaby
Husaby is a village, near Kinnekulle, belonging to Götene Municipality in the province of Västergötland, Sweden.
Husaby Church
Husaby is most known for Husaby Church (''Husaby kyrka'') a medieval stone church. During the early 11th centu ...
, with an old church and church well, where the first
Christian king of Sweden
The monarchy of Sweden is the monarchical head of state of Sweden,See the Instrument of Government, Chapter 1, Article 5. which is a constitutional and hereditary monarchy with a parliamentary system.Parliamentary system: see the Instrument ...
,
Olof Skötkonung, is believed to have been
baptized.
Localities
Population figures from
Statistics Sweden.
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Götene (seat), 4,600
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Källby, 1,500
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Lundsbrunn, 900
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Hällekis, 700
Sister cities
Götene has a
sister city
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties.
While there are early examples of inter ...
in
Lithuania called
Pasvalys
Pasvalys () is a town in Panevėžys County, Lithuania, located near the bank of the Svalia River.
History
In 1557, the Treaty of Pasvalys was signed in the town, which provoked Ivan IV of Russia to start the Livonian War. Pasvalys has mineral s ...
which has about 7,500 inhabitants.
Tourism
Götene is part of the Läckö-Kinnekulle
tourism
Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours. The World Tourism Organization defines tourism mor ...
area. To boast its geographical uniqueness, it uses a symbol of the Kinnekulle mountain mirroring in
Lake Vänern
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...
.
References
External links
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Götene Municipality- Official site
Läckö Kinnekulle Tourism- In Swedish, English and German
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Municipalities of Västra Götaland County
Skaraborg