Gullspång
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Gullspång is a locality
and one of the two seats of Gullspång Municipality
, Västra Götaland County
, Sweden
, the other is Hova
. It had 1,175 inhabitants in 2005.
, with just some minor offices in Gullspång.
Due to the long lasting rivalry between Gullspång and Hova the municipality avoids the term centralort (seat). Instead they are called the municipality's two main localities.
In Gullspångs municipality one finds the majority of industries and professionals. A major employer in the place is Partex Marking Systems, the company that manufactures cable identification is one of the largest exporters in Sweden of just cable labeling.
In Gullspång Fortum also has a hydroelectric power as using the water from Skagern produces electricity. Although Fortum is quite a large employer in the town Gullspång
A stone's throw from Gullspång is Vänerplys factory for the manufacture of Plywood (Otterbäcken). It produces around 8 000 000m ² Plywood year. The company has about 160 employees and is the largest employer in the municipality.
Vänerhamn AB, which has cargo ports around the entire Vänern is also a port of Otterbäcken. The port is the only natural deep harbor in the entire Vänern treat several million tonnes of freight each year.
From Hova, the famous songwriter, founder of the Polar Prize, and Abba's "fifth member" Stikkan Andersson. Stikkan died in 1997, but there is a statue in memory of Stikkan on the Square in Hova.
From 1939-1954 it was the famous "Röde Orm" author Frans G Bengtsson living on Ribbingsfors Mansion, just outside Gullspång. There he wrote many of his famous work, and left behind many books, writings and notes which are now in a special part of the municipal library. The department called memory libraries and can also be regarded as a museum.
In recent years, the cultural work of the municipality taken very seriously and developed greatly. More information is available at Gullspångs Tourist Office.
Urban areas in Sweden
Urban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality. There are 1,940 localities in Sweden . They could be compared with census-designated places in the United States.A tätort in Sweden has a minimum of...
and one of the two seats of Gullspång Municipality
Gullspång Municipality
Gullspång Municipality is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the towns of Gullspång and Hova....
, 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...
, Sweden
Sweden
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, the other is Hova
Hova, Sweden
Hova is a locality and one of the two seats of Gullspång Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, the other is Gullspång. It had 1,375 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:...
. It had 1,175 inhabitants in 2005.
History
Gullspång provided the name for the new municipality created through the local government reform of 1971, but the administration was placed in the more centrally located HovaHova
Hova may refer to:* One of three Merina classes in Madagascar , incorrectly used by the French to mean Merina.* A nickname for the rapper Jay-Z....
, with just some minor offices in Gullspång.
Due to the long lasting rivalry between Gullspång and Hova the municipality avoids the term centralort (seat). Instead they are called the municipality's two main localities.
Business
In Gullspångs municipality one finds the majority of industries and professionals. A major employer in the place is Partex Marking Systems, the company that manufactures cable identification is one of the largest exporters in Sweden of just cable labeling.
In Gullspång Fortum also has a hydroelectric power as using the water from Skagern produces electricity. Although Fortum is quite a large employer in the town Gullspång
A stone's throw from Gullspång is Vänerplys factory for the manufacture of Plywood (Otterbäcken). It produces around 8 000 000m ² Plywood year. The company has about 160 employees and is the largest employer in the municipality.
Vänerhamn AB, which has cargo ports around the entire Vänern is also a port of Otterbäcken. The port is the only natural deep harbor in the entire Vänern treat several million tonnes of freight each year.
Culture
Linda Bengtzing, who's a famous Swedish singer had in 2005 a hit with the song called "alla flickor" in the Swedish Song Contest. Linda was born and raised in Gullspång. She has participated in the Swedish Song Contest twice after "alla flickor". Linda Bengtzing competed with a choir from Gullspång in the high-profile contest Clash of the Choirs (2008).From Hova, the famous songwriter, founder of the Polar Prize, and Abba's "fifth member" Stikkan Andersson. Stikkan died in 1997, but there is a statue in memory of Stikkan on the Square in Hova.
From 1939-1954 it was the famous "Röde Orm" author Frans G Bengtsson living on Ribbingsfors Mansion, just outside Gullspång. There he wrote many of his famous work, and left behind many books, writings and notes which are now in a special part of the municipal library. The department called memory libraries and can also be regarded as a museum.
In recent years, the cultural work of the municipality taken very seriously and developed greatly. More information is available at Gullspångs Tourist Office.