Ale Municipality
Encyclopedia
Ale Municipality is a municipality
in Västra Götaland County
in western Sweden
. Its seat is located in the town of Nödinge-Nol
.
Ale Municipality was created in 1974, when the former municipalities of Nödinge, Skepplanda and Starrkärr were amalgamated. The new entity got its name from the old Ale Hundred, which had approximately the same territory.
It built one of the first indoor bandy
arenas in Sweden (and subsequently in the world), which was the first in Götaland
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, Italy
Kaufungen
, Germany
Ruukki
, Finland
Municipalities of Sweden
The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 counties...
in Västra Götaland County
Västra Götaland County
Västra 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 Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. Its seat is located in the town of Nödinge-Nol
Nödinge-Nol
Nödinge-Nol is a locality and the seat of Ale Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 9,077 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:The town Nödinge-Nol was once three communities: Alafors, Nol and Nödinge. They have grown together into one locality. It is situated approximately 20 kilometers...
.
Ale Municipality was created in 1974, when the former municipalities of Nödinge, Skepplanda and Starrkärr were amalgamated. The new entity got its name from the old Ale Hundred, which had approximately the same territory.
It built one of the first indoor bandy
Bandy
Bandy is a team winter sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal.The rules of the game have many similarities to those of association football: the game is played on a rectangle of ice the same size as a football field. Each team has 11 players,...
arenas in Sweden (and subsequently in the world), which was the first in Götaland
Götaland
Götaland , Gothia, Gothland, Gothenland, Gautland or Geatland is one of three lands of Sweden and comprises provinces...
.http://www.alearena.eu/english.html
Localities
Inhabitants figures from 2000.- Nödinge-NolNödinge-NolNödinge-Nol is a locality and the seat of Ale Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 9,077 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:The town Nödinge-Nol was once three communities: Alafors, Nol and Nödinge. They have grown together into one locality. It is situated approximately 20 kilometers...
8,800 (seat) - SurteSurteSurte is a locality situated in Ale Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 5,740 inhabitants in 2005.It is a located some 15 kilometers north of Gothenburg.Surte was the hometown of Alexander Samuelson...
5,400 - ÄlvängenÄlvängenÄlvängen is a locality situated in Ale Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 3,986 inhabitants in 2005. It is located some 30 kilometers to the north of Gothenburg. Älvängen is also called Ale City....
3,700 - SkepplandaSkepplandaSkepplanda is a small village located in the municipality Ale, in Västra Götaland.It contains mainly villas, and the population lies at about 1,900...
1,900 - AlvhemAlvhemAlvhem is a locality situated in Ale Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 232 inhabitants in 2005....
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Sister cities
Ale has three sister cities: BertinoroBertinoro
Bertinoro is a town and comune in the province of Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna . It is located on hill, Mount Cesubeo, in Romagna, a few kilometers from the Via Emilia.-History:...
, Italy
Italy
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Kaufungen
Kaufungen
Kaufungen is a municipality in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated in the narrow valley of the river Losse, surrounded by the steep, wooded hills of the Kaufunger Wald, approx...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Ruukki
Ruukki
Ruukki is a former municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of 4,505 and covered an area of of which is water. The population density was .The municipality was unilingually Finnish.In 2007...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
External links
- Ale Municipality - Official site