Stenungsund Municipality
Stenungsund Municipality is a
Municipality in
Bohus County in western
Sweden; administratively belonging to Vstra Gtaland County. Its seat is in Stenungsund . The municipality is often divided into 6 communities; Stenungsund, Stora Hga, Jrlanda, Spekerd, dsml and Svenshgen.
The municipality had Sweden's procentual largest expansion in the year 2003.
The town is located right by the
European route E6 highway and the
railway Bohusbanan.
Encyclopedia
Stenungsund Municipality is a
Municipality in
Bohus County in western
Sweden; administratively belonging to
Västra Götaland County. Its seat is in
Stenungsund . The municipality is often divided into 6 communities; Stenungsund, Stora Höga, Jörlanda, Spekeröd, Ödsmål and Svenshögen.
The municipality had Sweden's procentual largest expansion in the year 2003.
The town is located right by the
European route E6 highway and the
railway Bohusbanan.
History
Stenungsund was once only an idyllic bathing and vacation location on the Swedish west coast. Since the 1950s it has become the center for the petrochemical industry. Its distinguished silhouette is four giant chimneys, belonging to a large power plant. Another landmark is the Tjörn Bridge, a bridge to the island Tjörn.
Notable corporations
- Hogia , One of Sweden's largest native computer software developers
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