Åmål Municipality is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Åmål.The present municipality was created in 1971 through the amalgamation of the former City of Åmål and the former rural municipality of Tössbo .Geography and natural resourcesThe city of Åmål is located in a scenic bay of Lake Vänern, the largest lake in Sweden. The municipality has a small archipelago with some 30 islands, called Tösse skärgård, to the south of the city. The islands are protected as a nature preserve; many of the islands are wooded, but a few are used for farming. They provide habitat for a number of bird species, including heron, osprey, mallard, goldeneye, goosander, the black-throated diver and hobby in the bays; on the cobs are colonies of herring gull, seagull and the common tern; while on the fir-covered islands are capercaillie, woodpeckers and other birds.
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