Mariestad Municipality

Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden

Mariestad Municipality

Mariestads kommun

Municipality

Mariestad Railway Station

Coat of arms

Coordinates: 58°42′N 13°49′E﻿ / ﻿58.700°N 13.817°E﻿ / 58.700; 13.817
Country| Sweden
County| Västra Götaland County
Seat| Mariestad
Area

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• Total| 1,503.1914 km2 (580.3854 sq mi)
• Land| 601.1514 km2 (232.1059 sq mi)
• Water| 902.04 km2 (348.28 sq mi)
| Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population

(31 December 2021)[2]

• Total| 24,723
• Density| 16/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code| SE
Province| Västergötland
Municipal code| 1493
Website| www.mariestad.se

Mariestad Municipality (Mariestads kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Mariestad.

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

## Geography[edit]

Forest in sunlight near Lake Vänern in the Mariestads kommun

Mariestad Municipality is situated on Lake Vänern and is visited by many tourists in summer. The largest fresh water archipelago in Sweden lies within the municipality. Torsö and Brommö are the two largest islands. North of the city, in Sjötorp, Göta Canal meets Lake Vänern.

### Localities[edit]

Population centers in the municipality include:

* Lugnås
* Lyrestad
* Mariestad (seat)
* Sjötorp
* Ullervad

## Industry[edit]

The largest employers are Electrolux 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 Mariestad. Within the IT industry Telia Partner AB and WM-data Infra Solutions AB are the two biggest employers. Just south of Mariestad, in Lugnås, you find Nimbus Produktion AB who manufactures Nimbus boats.

## International relations[edit]

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Sweden

### Twin towns — sister cities[edit]

Mariestad Municipality is twinned with:

* Pakruojis, Lithuania

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
2. ^ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.

* Corresponding article on Swedish Wikipedia

## External links[edit]

* Media related to Mariestad Municipality at Wikimedia Commons
* Mariestad Municipality \- Official site

Places adjacent to Mariestad Municipality

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Municipalities and seats of Västra Götaland County

Municipalities|

* Ale
* Alingsås
* Åmål
* Bengtsfors
* Bollebygd
* Borås
* Dals-Ed
* Essunga
* Falköping
* Färgelanda
* Götene
* Gothenburg
* Grästorp
* Gullspång
* Härryda
* Herrljunga
* Hjo
* Karlsborg
* Kungälv
* Lerum
* Lidköping
* Lilla Edet
* Lysekil
* Mariestad
* Mark
* Mellerud
* Mölndal
* Munkedal
* Öckerö
* Orust
* Partille
* Skara
* Skövde
* Sotenäs
* Stenungsund
* Strömstad
* Svenljunga
* Tanum
* Tibro
* Tidaholm
* Tjörn
* Töreboda
* Tranemo
* Trollhättan
* Uddevalla
* Ulricehamn
* Vänersborg
* Vara
* Vårgårda

Municipal seats|

* Alingsås
* Åmål
* Bengtsfors
* Bollebygd
* Borås
* Ed
* Falköping
* Färgelanda
* Götene
* Gothenburg
* Grästorp
* Gullspång and Hova
* Henån
* Herrljunga
* Hjo
* Karlsborg
* Kinna
* Kungälv
* Kungshamn
* Lerum
* Lidköping
* Lilla Edet
* Lysekil
* Mariestad
* Mellerud
* Mölndal
* Mölnlycke
* Munkedal
* Nödinge-Nol
* Nossebro
* Öckerö
* Partille
* Skara
* Skärhamn
* Skövde
* Stenungsund
* Strömstad
* Svenljunga
* Tanumshede
* Tibro
* Tidaholm
* Töreboda
* Tranemo
* Trollhättan
* Uddevalla
* Ulricehamn
* Vänersborg
* Vara
* Vårgårda

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Localities in Mariestad Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

Localities|

* Lugnås
* Lyrestad
* Mariestad (seat)
* Sjötorp
* Ullervad

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