Härryda Municipality

Infobox_Kommun2
fullname=Härryda kommun


county=Västra Götaland County
province=Västergötland
capital=Mölnlycke


arearank=238th
area=292.83
arealand=268.43
populationrank=73rd
population=32,395
densityrank=41st
populationdensity=120.7
website=http://www.harryda.se/
footnotes=Area & population from SCB as of December 31, 2006

Härryda Municipality ("Härryda kommun") is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Mölnlycke, with about 15,000 inhabitants.

Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, Sweden's second-largest airport is situated in the municipality.

Harryda Municipality borders clockwise to the municipalities of Lerum, Bollebygd, Mark, Mölndal, Gothenburg and Partille.

The present municipality was created in 1971 through the amalgamation of the former municipalities of "Björketorp", "Landvetter" and "Råda".

Until November 19, 2007 the municipality was the only one in Sweden lacking a coat of arms, just using a logotype. [ [http://www.harryda.se/faktaomkommunen/pressrum/logotypen.4.599a66c311642a92a5780001632.html www.harryda.se] ]

Localities

*Hindås
*Härryda
*Hälingsjö
*Landvetter
*Mölnlycke (seat)
*Rävlanda

External links

* [http://www.harryda.se/ Härryda Municipality] - Official site

References