Stenungsund Municipality

Infobox_Kommun2
fullname=Stenungsunds kommun


county=Västra Götaland County
province=Bohuslän
capital=Stenungsund


arearank=241st
area=267.64
arealand=253.54
populationrank=106th
population=23,190
densityrank=52nd
populationdensity=91.5
website=http://www.stenungsund.se/
footnotes=Area & population from SCB as of December 31, 2006

Stenungsund Municipality ("Stenungsunds kommun") is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Stenungsund.

The municipality was formed through amalgamation in 1952. In 1971 a parish from a dissolved municipality was added.

The coat of arms was registred in 1977. The device in the upper half is a hydrocarbon molecule, which alludes to the petrochemical industry in the municipality.

Localities

*Jörlanda
*Stenungsund (seat)
*Stora Höga
*Strandnorum
*Svartehallen
*Svenshögen
*Ödsmål

The seat is located right by the European route E6 highway and the railway Bohusbanan.

In 2006, archaeological excavations in the area revealed a series of burial sites dating between 1 AD and 300 AD.

Notable corporations

*Hogia [http://www.hogia.se/ (Official website)] , one of Sweden's largest native computer software developers

ee also

*Stenungsund excavations

External links

* [http://www.stenungsund.se Stenungsund Municipality] - Official site