Partille Municipality
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Partille Municipality is a municipality in Västra Götaland County, in western Sweden. The main city of the municipality is Partille.
The municipality is one of the smallest by size in Sweden with an area of 57.2 km². It has a population of 33,000 and a population density of 579 inhabitants per km².
The area is a traditional Swedish woodland. Much of its industries has therefore a connection to the forest industry.
The area has been inhabited for several thousands years. There still remains 15 ancient monuments from that time.
Partille City has some 20,000 inhabitants. It is located in a valley, between some mountains in a rocky terrain. Its name is believed to be derived from something similar to "Part haella" and mean "Split rock". The small river Säveån flows through the valley and intersects Partille. Säveån is said to stem from a word for calm or quiet, as it is a very slowly flowing little river.
It is also an excellent place for fishing. Records from the 16th century prove that it was performed by government officials already then; mostly desired were then, just as now, salmons and trouts.
Its location is just west of the major city Gothenburg (with some 500,000 inhabitants), and it has gradually been incorporated into Metropolitan Gothenburg, effecting its industrial and economical life.
Partille also has an old wooden church which basically still looks as it did when it was built in the 13th century.
Industries which are based in Partille include: Olegruppen, Triumfglass (ice cream), Linjebuss (bus services).
Source
- Nationalencyklopedin
- Official site
- "Program för Aludden", Lerums kommun, 2004
External links
- Partille (http://www.partille.se) - Official sitesv:Partille_kommun