Facts about Åmål

The municipality of Åmål includes the town of Åmål and the surrounding villages Edsleskog, Fengersfors, Fröskog, Mo, Tösse, Tydje and Ånimskog.

Here are some short facts about Åmål:


• Area – 481 square kilometers
• Population – 12 400 (about 9 500 live in the town)
• Population density in the rural areas – 7 persons per square kilometer
• Located on E 45, 170 km north of Gothenburg, 80 km south west of Karlstad.
• Åmål-Oslo, about 180 km; Åmål-Stockholm about 370km.
• Two elementary schools in town and six in the villages (grades k-6)
• One junior high school (grades 7-9), Kristinebergskola
• One senior high school (grades 10-12) Karlbergsgymnasiet
• Located on Lake Vänern – Europe’s inland sea
• Fishing, sailing, swimming, kayaking
• Sailing club
• Downtown harbor
• Salmon spawning in the Åmål river
• Ski slope in Edsleskog
• Hunting
• Forsbacka Golf Club
• Åmåls Tennis Club
• Ice Hockey League
• Soccer League
• Horseback riding school
• Dance centre
• More than 15 art galleries
• Library
• Many choral groups
• Music school
• Several volunteer groups
• Location for Scandinavia’s biggest Blues Festival
• Movies, theatre, and live music
• Restaurants, cafés, pizzerias
• Shopping
• Fitness centres
• Indoor swimming hall
• Hiking trails
• Bike paths throughout town
• Blues Festival in July
• And more!
 
 Åmål Municipal facts 2010 (pdf 279 KB)