Skara Municipality (
Skara kommun) is a
municipalityThe municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 counties...
in
Västra Götaland CountyVästra Götaland County is a county or län on the western coast of Sweden.The county is the second largest of Sweden's counties and it is subdivided into 49 municipalities . Its population of 1,550,000 amounts to 17% of Sweden's population...
in western
SwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe...
. Its seat is located in the city of
SkaraSkara is a locality and the seat of Skara Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 10,963 inhabitants in 2005. Despite its small size, it has a long educational and ecclesiastical history. One of Sweden's oldest high schools, Katedralskolan , is situated in Skara...
.
The area of the municipality consists of 16 original local government entities. The municipal reform of 1952 grouped them into four new entities. In 1971 the
City of Skara was amalgamated with the rural municipalities to form the present unit.
- Ardala
Ardala is a locality situated in Skara Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 741 inhabitants in 2005. It used to have a grocery store and a library, but is now only a residential area with mostly villas and one-family-houses.- References :...
, pop.
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Skara Municipality (
Skara kommun) is a
municipalityThe municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 counties...
in
Västra Götaland CountyVästra Götaland County is a county or län on the western coast of Sweden.The county is the second largest of Sweden's counties and it is subdivided into 49 municipalities . Its population of 1,550,000 amounts to 17% of Sweden's population...
in western
SwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe...
. Its seat is located in the city of
SkaraSkara is a locality and the seat of Skara Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 10,963 inhabitants in 2005. Despite its small size, it has a long educational and ecclesiastical history. One of Sweden's oldest high schools, Katedralskolan , is situated in Skara...
.
The area of the municipality consists of 16 original local government entities. The municipal reform of 1952 grouped them into four new entities. In 1971 the
City of Skara was amalgamated with the rural municipalities to form the present unit.
Localities
- Ardala
Ardala is a locality situated in Skara Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 741 inhabitants in 2005. It used to have a grocery store and a library, but is now only a residential area with mostly villas and one-family-houses.- References :...
, pop. 722
- Axvall
Axvall is a locality situated in Skara Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 1,175 inhabitants in 2005....
, pop N/A
- Eggby
Eggby is a locality situated in Skara Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 239 inhabitants in 2005....
, pop. 241
- Skara
Skara is a locality and the seat of Skara Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 10,963 inhabitants in 2005. Despite its small size, it has a long educational and ecclesiastical history. One of Sweden's oldest high schools, Katedralskolan , is situated in Skara...
(seat), pop. 10,700
- Varnhem
Varnhem is a locality situated in Skara Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 718 inhabitants in 2005.Varnhem is the location of the oldest known stone church in Sweden outside of Scania, erected in the 1040s at the latest...
, pop. N/A
Varnhem is renowned for its
medievalThe Middle Ages of European history is a period of European history covering roughly a millennium in the 5th century through 16th centuries. More specific starting and ending points are sometimes adopted by scholars to suit their respective specializations or current focus...
monasteryMonastery , a term derived from the Greek word μοναστήριον, neut. of μοναστήριος - monasterios denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer Monastery (plural: monasteries), a term derived from the Greek word μοναστήριον, neut. of μοναστήριος - monasterios...
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