Mariestad Municipality (''Mariestads kommun'') is a

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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 ...

in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the

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Mariestad Mariestad () is a locality and the seat of Mariestad Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 16,611 inhabitants in 2019. Until 1997 it was the capital of the former Skaraborg County and an episcopal see in the Church of Sweden b ...

. The present municipality was formed in 1971, when the ''City of Mariestad'' was amalgamated with four surrounding rural municipalities.

Geography

Mariestad Municipality is situated on Lake Vänern and is visited by many tourists in summer. The largest fresh water

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in Sweden lies within the municipality. Torsö and Brommö are the two largest

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s. North of the city, in Sjötorp,

Göta Canal The Göta Canal ( sv, Göta kanal) is a Swedish canal constructed in the early 19th century. The canal is long, of which were dug or blasted, with a width varying between and a maximum depth of about .Uno Svedin, Britt Hägerhäll Anianss ...

meets Lake Vänern.

Localities

Population centers in the municipality include: *

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Lyrestad Lyrestad is a locality situated in Mariestad Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 479 inhabitants in 2010. In Lyrestad the Kinnekullebanan railway crosses the Göta Canal The Göta Canal ( sv, Göta kanal) is a Swedish ...

(seat) * Sjötorp * Ullervad

Industry

The largest employers are

Electrolux Electrolux AB () is a Swedish multinational home appliance manufacturer, headquartered in Stockholm. It is consistently ranked the world's second largest appliance maker by units sold, after Whirlpool. Electrolux products sell under a variet ...

home products and Katrinefors bruk, a part of Metsä Tissue AB. SCA Packaging AB, RM Perfo AB and Jede AB are other notable companies in

. Within the

IT industry Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology system ( ...

Telia Partner AB and WM-data Infra Solutions AB are the two biggest employers. Just south of Mariestad, in

, you find Nimbus Produktion AB who manufactures Nimbus

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International relations

Twin towns — sister cities

Mariestad Municipality is

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with: *

Pakruojis Pakruojis () is a city in Lithuania. It is situated on the Kruoja River, which has a dam above the city. Forty three buildings of the manor, mentioned in 1531 still survive. History Pakruojis and it neighbourhood are within the boundaries of the ...

, Lithuania

References

*Corresponding article on Swedish Wikipedia

External links

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Mariestad Municipality
- Official site {{authority control Municipalities of Västra Götaland County Skaraborg