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Mark Municipality

Marks kommun
Coat of airms o Mark Municipality
Coat airms
KintraSwaden
CoontyVästra Götaland Coonty
SeatKinna
Area
 • Total1013.2 km2 (391.2 sq mi)
 • Laund929.25 km2 (358.79 sq mi)
 • Water83.95 km2 (32.41 sq mi)
 Aurie as o Januar 1, 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total35,201
 • Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVästergötland
Municipal code1463
Websitewww.mark.se

Mark Municipality (Marks kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland Coonty in wastren Swaden. Its seat is locatit in the toun o Kinna.

The municipality wis creatit wi the municipal reform o 1971 bi the amalgamation o aicht previous entities. Maist o them haed themselves been formit bi the 1952 municipal reform. The number o oreeginal (as o 1863) entities is 19. The name o the municipality stems frae an auld hunder which haed approximately the same aurie.

Coat o airms

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The coat o airms wis creatit an granted wi the municipality in the 1970s. The circles come frae the 16t century insignia o Mark Hunder. The grain signif

Sister ceties

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Mark Municipality haes three sister ceeties. They hae been focusin on touns or municipalities that haes a significant textile industry an aw.

  • Szamotuły in Poland (syne 1988). Spairkit acause o the awakened awareness o nuclear pouer in Szamotuły, who wantit contacts wi Swadish ceeties acause o Swaden's ongoin nuclear debates.
  • Apolda in eastren Germany (circa 1994/1995)
  • Ontinyent in Spain (syne 2003)

References

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  1. "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swadish). Stateestics Swaden. Retrieved 18 Apryle 2014.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  2. "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 22 Februar 2022. Retrieved 22 Februar 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)

Freemit airtins

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