Official Name: | Brålanda |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Sweden Västra Götaland#Sweden |
Coordinates: | 58.5667°N 34°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sweden |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name1: | Dalsland |
Subdivision Name2: | Västra Götaland County |
Subdivision Name3: | Vänersborg Municipality |
Established Title: | Estimated founding |
Established Date: | Early middle ages |
Established Title1: | First proof of settlement |
Established Date1: | 1382 |
Established Title2: | Current location |
Established Date2: | 1870 |
Named For: | The location of a bridge over the Frändeforsån (English: Frändefors River) |
Seat: | Vänersborgs Kommunhus |
Government Type: | City Council |
Governing Body: | Vänersborg Municipality Council |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Water Km2: | 2.7 |
Area Urban Km2: | 1.52 |
Area Rural Km2: | 220.4 |
Elevation M: | 70 |
Population As Of: | 1 January 2016 |
Population Urban: | 1385 |
Population Density Urban Km2: | 908 |
Population Rural: | 2267 |
Population Density Rural Km2: | 10 |
Population Demonym: | Brålandabo |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Brålanda is a locality situated in Vänersborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 1,385 inhabitants in 2010.
It is situated 24 km north of the town Vänersborg, by the southern parts of lake Vänern. It is a conjoining town for the rural agricultural lands, and has a large storage silo for crops.
In the town there is one grocery shop, one Burger King restaurant, a swimming bath, a campground, and a small library.
One of the first known serial killers in Sweden was born in Brålanda. His name was Anders Lindbäck, a vicar who added Arsenic to the wine before serving it.