Grästorp Municipality

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Grästorp Municipality
Grästorps kommun
Grästorp Railway Station
Grästorp Railway Station
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Coordinates: 58°20′N 12°40′E / 58.333°N 12.667°E / 58.333; 12.667Coordinates: 58°20′N 12°40′E / 58.333°N 12.667°E / 58.333; 12.667
CountrySweden
CountyVästra Götaland County
SeatGrästorp
Area
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Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
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ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVästergötland
Municipal code1444
Websitewww.grastorp.se
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Grästorp Municipality (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Grästorp.

Grästorp Municipality is located right in the middle of Västra Götaland County, by the shores of Lake Vänern.

History

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Runestone by Sal church

In the year 1900 the village Grästorp was detached from Tengene and made a market town (köping). The local government reform of 1952 amalgamated it with twelve surrounding municipalities (among them Tengene). The 1971 reform made the term köping obsolete, thus forming Grästorps kommun without amendment of territory.

The area has been inhabited at least since the Viking Age as it contains several runestones. The runestone at the church at Sal has an inscription that reads "Torgård satte denna sten efter Toke, sin frände", meaning "Torgård raised this stone for Toke, his kinsman".

Localities

The seat Grästorp (pop. 3,000) is the only built-up locality with more than 200 inhabitants in this predominantly rural area.

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Grästorp Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[1]

In total there were 5,727 residents, including 4,530 Swedish citizens of voting age.[1] 39.2% voted for the left coalition and 59.5% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Valresultat 2022 för Grästorp i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2024.

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