- Åmål Municipality
Infobox_Kommun2
fullname=Åmåls kommun
county=Västra Götaland County
province=Dalsland
capital=Åmål
arearank=131st
area=894.93
arealand=484.06
populationrank=177th
population=12,716
densityrank=146th
populationdensity=26.3
website=http://www.amal.se/
footnotes=Area & population from SCB as of December 31, 2006Åmål Municipality ("Åmåls kommun") is a municipality in
Västra Götaland County in westernSweden . Its seat is located in the city ofÅmål .The present municipality was created in
1971 through the amalgamation of the former "City of Åmål" and the former rural municipality of Tössbo (the latter created in1952 ).Geography and natural resources
The city of
Åmål is located in a scenic bay of Lake Vänern, the largestlake inSweden . The municipality has a smallarchipelago with some 30island s, called "Tösse skärgård", to the south of the city. The islands are protected as anature preserve ; many of the islands are wooded, but a few are used for farming. They provide habitat for a number ofbird species, includingheron ,osprey ,mallard , goldeneye,goosander , theblack-throated diver and hobby in the bays; on the cobs are colonies ofherring gull ,seagull and thecommon tern ; while on thefir -covered islands arecapercaillie ,woodpecker s and other birds.Fishing was once a major industry, as indicated by the fish appearing on the bottom of thecoat of arms .Logging was also of importance.Trivia
Åmål was made famous worldwide through the movie "Fucking Åmål" ("Show Me Love"), directed byLukas Moodysson .ister Cities
Åmål have seven twin towns:
External links
* [http://www.amal.se Åmål Municipality] - Official site
*sv icon [http://runeberg.org/nfcm/0547.html Article "Åmål"] - FromNordisk Familjebok
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