Gullspång Municipality

Gullspång Municipality Gullspångs kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 58°59′N 14°07′E / 58.983°N 14.117°E / 58.983; 14.117Coordinates: 58°59′N 14°07′E / 58.983°N 14.117°E / 58.983; 14.117
Country	Sweden
County	Västra Götaland County
Seat	Gullspång and Hova
Area [1]
• Total	554.95 km2 (214.27 sq mi)
• Land	312.89 km2 (120.81 sq mi)
• Water	242.06 km2 (93.46 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population  (31 December 2019)[2]
• Total	5,280
• Density	9.5/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Västergötland and Värmland
Municipal code	1447
Website	www.gullspang.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

Gullspång Municipality (Gullspångs kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the towns of Gullspång and Hova.

The present municipality was formed through the amalgamation of the former entities of Amnehärad, Hova and part of Visnum. The name was taken from the locality Gullspång.

Geography[]

Gullspång Municipality borders to Mariestad Municipality and Töreboda Municipality in Västra Götaland County It also borders on Laxå Municipality in Örebro County to the east and on Kristinehamn Municipality in Värmland County to the north.

The southern part of the municipality contains the northern part of Swedish national park Tiveden.

Localities[]

• Gullspång
• Hova
• Otterbäcken
• Skagersvik

The two main towns are Hova and Gullspång. The central administration is placed in Hova, thus constituting the municipal seat, but there are also offices in Gullspång. Because of the rivalry between Gullspång and Hova the municipality prefers to call them the "two main localities" ("huvudtätorter").

Local churches[]

• Södra Råda Old Church

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Gullspång Municipality at Wikimedia Commons
• Gullspång Municipality - Official site