Vänersborg

Also known as Lilla Paris, Little Paris

Vänersborg () is a locality and the seat of Vänersborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 23,882 inhabitants (out of a municipal total of 39,904) Until 1997 it was the capital of Älvsborg County, which merged into Västra Götaland County. Since 1999 Vänersborg has been the seat of the regional council for Region Västra Götaland. The city is located on the southern shores of lake Vänern, close to where the river Göta älv leaves the lake.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Vänersborg is referenced by 327 other articles, and connects out to Sweden, European Union and time zone.

The entry is geolocated on the map in SE, across 3 mapped points.

It is catalogued under topics including Municipal seats of Västra Götaland County, Populated lakeshore places in Sweden and Populated places in Vänersborg Municipality.

Its subject is documented across 44 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Vänersborg
Settlement.image_skyline: 0404Vänersborgs_residens.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Vänersborg in May 2008
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Västra Götaland#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Vänersborg Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Västra Götaland County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Västergötland
Settlement.area_total_km2: 11.57
Settlement.population_as_of: 2018
Settlement.population_total: 23882
Settlement.population_density_km2: 2048
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: urban area in Sweden
Official name: Vänersborg
Country: Sweden
Located in: Dalsland
Population: 24731
Area: 1249
Time zone: Central European Summer Time
Body of water: Vänern
Capital of: Älvsborg County
Image: Vänersborg, Gamla Hamnkanalen och Hamngatan, den 5 juli 2006.JPG

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Commons category: Vänersborg
topic's main category: Category:Vänersborg
category for people born here: Q13336317
postal code: 46200–46299
category of associated people: Category:People from Vänersborg
inception: 1641-00-00
native label: Vänersborg

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Article · Deutsch

Vänersborg (deutsch veraltet Wenersburg) ist die Hauptstadt der Region Västra Götaland und liegt in der schwedischen Provinz Västra Götalands län und der historischen Provinz Västergötland. Der Hauptort der Gemeinde Vänersborg liegt am südlichen Ende des Sees Vänern, am Ausfluss des Göta älvs, etwa 85 km nordöstlich der Provinzhauptstadt Göteborg.

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