Bengtsfors Municipality

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

The present municipality wis formit in 1971 when the umwhile mercat toun (köping) o Bengtsfors (institutit in 1926) wis amalgamatit wi the municipalities o Bäckefors, Lelång an Steneby.

Geography
The municipality haes hintle water auries, consistin o lakes an streams. It maks it a guid place for canoein, fishin an bathin.

Ivery year a canoein marathon cried Dalslands Kanot Marathon+, or DKM+, is held. It is an enduring 55 km lang (a marathon "plus"), stretchin through the mony municipal streams, an ane o Swaden's lairgest canoein competitions.

Bengtsfors is crossed bi the Dalsland Canal an aw.

Localities
Localities in the municipality an inhabitants:
Bengtsfors (seat), 3,600 inh.
Billingsfors, 1,400 inh.
Bäckefors, 750 inh.
Dals Långed, 1,700 inh.
Gustavsfors, 700 inh.
Skåpafors, 400 inh.

References

Freemit airtins
Bengtsfors Municipality - Offeecial steid
Dalsland Canal - In Swadish, Inglis an German

Category:Municipalities o Västra Götaland Coonty
Category:North Älvsborg