Skip to content
Alingsås

File:Bysten_av_Jonas_Alströmer_på_Stora_torget_i_Alingsås,_den_8_maj_2006._Den_uppfördes_av_Aron_Sandberg_och_invigdes_den_2_juni_1905.JPG · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons

EntityQ54743· pop 50· linked from 317 articles

Alingsås () is a locality and the seat of Alingsås Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 24,482 inhabitants in 2010.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Alingsås
Settlement.image_skyline
Bysten av Jonas Alströmer på Stora torget i Alingsås, den 8 maj 2006. Den uppfördes av Aron Sandberg och invigdes den 2 juni 1905.JPG
Settlement.image_caption
Statue of Jonas Alströmer located at "Stora Torget" in Alingsås.
Settlement.pushpin_map
Sweden Västra Götaland#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Alingsås Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2
County
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Västra Götaland County
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Västergötland
Settlement.established_title
Established
Settlement.established_date
1619
Settlement.area_total_km2
12.3523
Settlement.population_as_of
31 December 2010
Settlement.population_total
24,482
Settlement.population_urban
38509

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name
Alingsås
Population
27895
Area
1441
Elevation
66
Official website
www.alingsas.se
Image
Bysten av Jonas Alströmer på Stora torget i Alingsås, den 8 maj 2006. Den uppfördes av Aron Sandberg och invigdes den 2 juni 1905.JPG
Dialing code
0322
Show 3 more facts
Commons category
Alingsås
Commons gallery
Alingsås
Sources (3)

via Wikidata · CC0

~6 min read

Article

10 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • History
  • Historical sites
  • Culture
  • Yearly events
  • Education
  • Sports
  • City districts
  • Other
  • References

Alingsås () is a locality and the seat of Alingsås Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 24,482 inhabitants in 2010.

==Geography== Geographically the city is situated by the outlet of the small rivulet Säveån into lake Mjörn. Transportation links are provided by the western main line railway (Västra stambanan) between Stockholm and Gothenburg, and by motorway through the European route E20. Next to Alingsås you can also find a small village called Sollebrunn.

Gallery (4)

On the map

3 mapped locations

Connections

Categories