Skövde
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Skövde (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɧœ̂vːdɛ] ⓘ) is a locality and urban centre in Skövde Municipality and Västra Götaland County, in the Västergötland (Western Gothland region) in central southern Sweden.
Skövde | |
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Coordinates: 58°23′N 13°51′E | |
Country | Sweden |
Province | Västergötland |
County | Västra Götaland County |
Municipality | Skövde Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 20.31 km2 (7.84 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2021)[1] | |
• Total | 57,061 |
• Density | 1,697/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Skövde is situated some 150 km northeast of Gothenburg, between Sweden's two largest lakes, Vänern and Vättern. It lies on the eastern slope of a low mountain ridge, Billingen (304 m[2]), which cuts through the plain between the lakes. The Western Main Railway (Västra Stambanan) was built through Skövde in the 1850s, which gave the town a dramatic industrial and population boost.
Today, Skövde is home to the headquarters for Skaraborg's District Court and is the Västra Götaland's fourth-largest urban area as well as Sweden's 32nd biggest locality (by population) with 39,580 inhabitants in 2020.[3]