- 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, 2006Stenungsund Municipality ("Stenungsunds kommun") is a municipality in
Västra Götaland County in westernSweden . Its seat is located in the town ofStenungsund .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 ahydrocarbon molecule , which alludes to the petrochemical industry in the municipality.Localities
*Jörlanda
*Stenungsund (seat)
*Stora Höga
*Strandnorum
*Svartehallen
*Svenshögen
*ÖdsmålThe seat is located right by the
European route E6 highway and therailway 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 developersee also
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Stenungsund excavations External links
* [http://www.stenungsund.se Stenungsund Municipality] - Official site
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