Dals-Ed Municipality

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Dals-Ed Municipality (Kommun)

Dals-Ed in north-west V. G. County in Sweden Map outlining municipalities of Sweden	Coat of arms
	Municipal facts
	Seat	Ed
	58° 55′ N 11° 55′ E
	County	Västra Götaland County
	Province	Västergötland
	Area      Rank	729 km² x of 290
	Population      Rank (2005)	4,941 278th of 290
	Density	7/km²

Coordinates: 58° 55′ N 11° 55′ E

Dals-Ed municipality is a low populated Swedish municipality in Dalsland, in western Sweden, on the border to Norway. The municipal seat is located in Ed (pop. 3,300).

Contents 1 Tourism 2 Sister cities 3 Reference 4 External links

[edit] Tourism

Dals-Ed, located in the historical province Dalsland in Sweden, has a united tourism motto for Dalsland, saying that Dalsland, with its population of 50,000, is a place where one will not feel crowded. This is perhaps most fitting for Dals-Ed, as it is the scarsest populated municipality in Västra Götaland County, with 7 inhabitants per km².

Dals-Ed promises a quiet environment. The nature hosts some 400 lakes for bathing, canoeing, fishing or boat tours. There are also several nature reserves, and the northernmost oak woods of Sweden grows in the municipality. In addition, the large Tresticklan National Park is contained within the municipality.

Historically Dals-Ed is rewarding for those interested in the ancient. Some 60 grave fields and burial places are situated here.

[edit] Sister cities

Dals-Ed has two sister cities. They are

• Jõgeva Municipality in Estonia since 1993
• Cepoy in France since 2000.

[edit] Reference

• Official page

[edit] External links

• Dals-Ed - Official site, in Swedish mainly