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Mellerud Municipality
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- This page deals with both Mellerud Municipality and the urban area (tätort) Mellerud
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Coat of arms Image:Mellerud City Arms.png |
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| Municipal facts | ||
| Seat | Mellerud | |
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| County | Västra Götaland County | |
| Province | Dalsland | |
Area
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514 km² 172nd of 290 |
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Population
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9,728 224 of 290 |
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| Population density | 19/km² | |
Mellerud Municipality is located in the province Dalsland, in western Sweden. It is a small municipality situated by lake Vänern. Its seat is in the town Mellerud with 4,000 inhabitants, situated at .
The town Mellerud was a rural village until the railroad was lain through it in 1879 -- the so called Bergslagernas Järnväg (BJ) and Dalslands Järnväg (DJ). It received rights as a merchant town (a köping) in 1908, at which time it had some 600 inhabitants. The municipality was created in 1971 with the municipal reform.
Population figures from 2003.
| Mellerud | 3857 |
| Bränna | 259 |
| Dalskog | 142 |
| Dals Rostock | 829 |
| Erikstad | 42 |
| Håverud | 140 |
| Åsebro | 36 |
| Åsensbruk | 554 |
| Total urban areas | 5859 |
| Total other areas | 3906 |
| Total | 9792 |
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