Gullspång Municipality

Infobox_Kommun2
fullname=Gullspångs kommun
county=Västra Götaland County
province=Västergötland and Värmland
capital=Gullspång and Hova


arearank=174th
area=558.09
arealand=315.52
populationrank=272nd
population=5,506
densityrank=185th
populationdensity=17.5
website=http://www.gullspang.se/
footnotes=Area & population from SCB as of December 31, 2006

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; the border to Töreboda is marked by the Göta Canal. It also east-wards borders to Laxå Municipality in Örebro County and north-wards to Kristinehamn Municipality in Värmland County.

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

Localities

*Gullspång
*Gårdsjö
*Hova
*Otterbäcken
*Skagervik
*Älgarås

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").

External links

* [http://www.gullspang.se/ Gullspång Municipality] - Official site