Götene Municipality

Götene Municipality (Götene kommun) is a  municipality in Västra Götaland Coonty in wastren Swaden. Its seat is locatit in the toun o Götene.

When the first Swadish local govrenment acts went intae force in 1863, 20 rural municipal entities (each correspondin tae a pairish o the Kirk o Swaden) wur creatit in the aurie. The municipal reform o 1952 groupit them intae three new, lairger, units. Thir wur amalgamatit in 1967 tae form the present municipality.

The twa maist notable sichts in the municipality are the muntain/rig Kinnekulle (wi 306 meters the heichest pynt in the coonty) an the veelage Husaby, wi an auld kirk an kirk well, whaur the first Christian keeng o Swaden, Olof Skötkonung, is believit tae hae been baptizit.

Localities
Population figurs frae Statistics Sweden.
Götene (seat), 4,600
Källby, 1,500
Lundsbrunn, 900
Hällekis, 700

Sister ceeties
Götene haes a sister ceety in Lithuanie. It is cried Pasvalys an haes aboot 37,000 indwallers, whaur 9,700 live in the urban aurie Pasvalys.

Tourism
Götene is pairt o the Läckö-Kinnekulle tourism aurie. Tae boast its geographical uniqueness, it uises a seembol o the Kinnekulle muntain mirrorin in Lake Vänern.

References

Freemit airtins
Götene Municipality - Offeecial steid
Läckö Kinnekulle Tourism - In Swadish, Inglis an German

Category:Municipalities o Västra Götaland Coonty
Category:Skaraborg