Mariestad (commune)

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Mariestad Municipality is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Mariestad.The present municipality was formed in 1971, when the City of Mariestad was amalgamated with four surrounding rural municipalities.GeographyMariestad Municipality is situated on Lake Vänern and is visited by many tourists in summer. The largest fresh water archipelago in Sweden lies within the municipality. Torsö and Brommö are the two largest islands. North of the city, in Sjötorp, Göta Canal meets Lake Vänern.IndustryThe largest employers are Electrolux home products and Katrinefors bruk, a part of Metsä Tissue AB. SCA Packaging AB, RM Perfo AB and Jede AB are other notable companies in Mariestad. Within the IT industry Telia Partner AB and WM-data Infra Solutions AB are the two biggest employers. Just south of Mariestad, in Lugnås, you find Nimbus Produktion AB who manufactures Nimbus boats.International relationsTwin towns — sister citiesMariestad Municipality is twinned with: Pakruojis, Lithuania