Kungälv Municipality

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**Kungälv Municipality (*Kommun*)**
Kungälv in Västra Götaland County Image:Kungälv kommun.png Map outlining municipalities of Sweden	Coat of arms Image:Kungälv City Arms.png
	Municipal facts
	Seat	Kungälv:
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	County	Västra Götaland County
	Province	Bohuslän
	Area Rank	364 km² 212th of 290
	Population Rank (2005)	38,257 x of 290
	Density	105/km²

This page deals with both Kungälv Municipality and the urban area (tätort) Kungälv

Kungälv Municipality is a Municipality in Bohuslän in western Sweden; administrative it belongs to Västra Götaland County. Its seat is in Kungälv (pop. 20,500).

The city was founded in 1612, when the former settlement at Kungahälla was moved to the Bohus Fortress.

Geographically it borders to the municipalities of Gothenburg (Göteborg; south), Ale Municipality (east), Lilla Edet Municipality (north-east) and Stenungsund Municipality (north). To the south, marking to border to Gothenburg, flows the river Göta älv. On the other side of the river, the Bohus Fortress (one of Sweden's finest fortresses) faces the town Kungälv.

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