Strömstad Municipality (''Strömstads kommun'') is a
municipality
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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
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. Its seat is located in the
city
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of
Strömstad
Strömstad is a locality and the seat of Strömstad Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 6,288 inhabitants in 2010. For historical reasons, Strömstad is called a ''city'' despite its small population.
Strömstad became part of S ...
.
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
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border and is known to attract large numbers of shoppers from Norway due to the marked price gap, notably in the tax-burdened alcohol and tobacco, but also groceries such as meat and sugar. There are also many deals on automotive services.
Localities
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Stare
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Places
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Strömstad
Strömstad is a locality and the seat of Strömstad Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 6,288 inhabitants in 2010. For historical reasons, Strömstad is called a ''city'' despite its small population.
Strömstad became part of S ...
(seat)
References
External links
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Strömstad Municipality- Official site
Strömstad and Koster- Tourist site
Besökskartan- Map
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Municipalities of Västra Götaland County
Gothenburg and Bohus