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
	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 x of 290
	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).

Contents 1 Geography 2 Towns 3 External links 4 Trivia

[edit] Geography

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.

[edit] Towns

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.

[edit] External links

• Official Website
• Dalsland's canal In Swedish, English, German

[edit] Trivia

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