- Kungälv
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Kungälv
image_caption = Kungälv fromBohus fästning
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =Sweden
subdivision_type1 = Municipality
subdivision_name1 =Kungälv Municipality
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 =Västra Götaland County
subdivision_type3 = Province
subdivision_name3 =Bohuslän
area_footnotes = cite web |title=Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 |publisher=Statistics Sweden |url=http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%E4torternami0810tab1.xls |format=xls |language=Swedish |accessdate=2008-05-15]
area_total_km2 = 10.96
population_as_of = 2005-12-31
population_footnotes =
population_total = 21,139
population_density_km2 = 1928
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd=57 |latm=52 |lats= |latNS=N
longd=11 |longm=58 |longs= |longEW=E
website =Kungälv is a city (pop. 20,500) in
Bohuslän on the Swedish west coast and the seat ofKungälv Municipality ,Västra Götaland County . Kungälv is roughly translated as King River and is such named because of the two big rivers that floats in the vicinity,Göta Älv andNodre Älv . Kungälv has never housed any royalties, neither Norwegian nor Swedish.The city was founded in
1612 , when the former settlement atKungahälla was moved to theBohus Fortress . The fortress combined with "Bräckboden " is the most popular tourist attractions in Kungälv.Boston Bruins forward and Olympian
P. J. Axelsson was born and raised in Kungälv.References
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