Bengtsfors Municipality
Bengtsfors municipality is a
Swedish municipality in
Västra Götaland County, in western
Sweden. Its seat is in
Bengtsfors (pop. 3,600).
The municipality has much water areas, consisting of lakes and streams. It makes it a good place for canoeing, fishing and bathing.
Every year a canoeing marathon called
Dalslands Kanot Marathon+, or DKM+, is held. It is an enduring 55 kilometers long (a marathon "plus"), stretching through the many municipal streams,and one of Sweden's largest canoeing competitions.
Bengtsfors is also crossed by the Dalsland Canal.
Urban areas, location in municipality, and inhabitants.
* Bengtsfors, north, 3,600 inh.
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Billingsfors 10 km south of Bengtsfors, 1,400 inh.
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Bäckefors, midth, 30 km south of Bengtsfors, 750 inh.
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Dals Långed, 20 km south of Bengtsfors, 1700 inh.
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Gustavsfors, northernmost, 700 inh.
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Skåpafors, east, on the road to
Åmål, 400 inh.
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Official Website*
Dalsland's canal In Swedish, English, German
The
postal code of Bengtsfors is
666, causing the joke that
fans of
heavy metal would move there.
