Bengtsfors Municipality

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Bengtsfors Municipality (Kommun)

Bengtsfors in north-west V. G. County in Sweden

Map outlining the municipalities of Sweden		 Coat of arms
Bengtsfors City Arms
Municipal facts
Seat Bengtsfors
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County Västra Götaland County
Province Dalsland
Area
Rank
 889 km²
119th of 290
Population
Rank
(2005)
 10,335
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Population density 12/km²

Bengtsfors municipality is a Swedish municipality in Västra Götaland County, in western Sweden. Its seat is in Bengtsfors (pop. 3,600).

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The municipality has much water areas, consisting of lakes and streams. It makes it a good place for canoeing, fishing and bathing.

Every year a canoeing marathon called Dalslands Kanot Marathon+, or DKM+, is held. It is an enduring 55 kilometers long (a marathon "plus"), stretching through the many municipal streams, and one of Sweden's largest canoeing competitions.

Bengtsfors is also crossed by the Dalsland Canal.

Urban areas, location in municipality, and inhabitants.

  • Bengtsfors, north, 3,600 inh.
  • Billingsfors 10 km south of Bengtsfors, 1,400 inh.
  • Bäckefors, midth, 30 km south of Bengtsfors, 750 inh.
  • Dals Långed, 20 km south of Bengtsfors, 1700 inh.
  • Gustavsfors, northernmost, 700 inh.
  • Skåpafors, east, on the road to Åmål, 400 inh.

The postal code of Bengtsfors is 666, causing the joke that fans of heavy metal would move there.

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