Mölndal Municipality
Mölndal Municipality ("Mölndals kommun" or "Mölndals stad") is a municipality in Västra Götaland in western Sweden, just south of Gothenburg. Its seat is located in Mölndal, which lies within the Gothenburg urban area, and the whole municipality is part of Metropolitan Gothenburg. In 1911 a "municipalsamhälle" (a kind of borough within a rural municipality, handling matters of urban character) named Mölndal was instituted in the municipality of Fässberg. In 1922 Fässberg was made the "City of Mölndal". In 1971 it was amalgamated with Kållered and Lindome (the latter transferred from Halland County). At the same time it became  a municipality of unitary type, like all others in the country. The municipality prefers, however, to style itself "Mölndals stad" ("City of Mölndal") as a semi-official name whenever legally possible. This usage has no effect on the status of the municipality. Demographics. The municipality has four main parts: Mölndal, Kållered, Lindome and Hällesåker. Numbers from 2003. Sister cities. As of November 2021, Mölndal has no twin cities.