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Frändefors

Coordinates: 58°30′N 12°17′E / 58.500°N 12.283°E / 58.500; 12.283
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Frändefors
Frändefors church
Frändefors church
Frändefors is located in Västra Götaland
Frändefors
Frändefors
Frändefors is located in Sweden
Frändefors
Frändefors
Coordinates: 58°30′N 12°17′E / 58.500°N 12.283°E / 58.500; 12.283
CountrySweden
ProvinceDalsland
CountyVästra Götaland County
MunicipalityVänersborg Municipality
Area
 • Total
0.86 km2 (0.33 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total
613
 • Density715/km2 (1,850/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Frändefors (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈfrɛ̂nːdɛˌfɔʂ])[2] is a locality situated in Vänersborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 613 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

Sports club

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The local multi-sports club Frändefors IF was founded in 1922 and celebrated 100 years in 2022.[3] Its nickname is Fiffen. A clubroom was built in 1978, utilizing 5,000 voluntary man-hours.[4] The club got artificial turf in 2014.[5] The club colours are red and black. Its neighboring rival club is Brålanda IF.[6] The women's team became district champions in Dalsland in 1977, and again in 2010.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 8.
  3. ^ Thuresson, Ulf (14 December 2022). "Fiffen fyller 100 år - Conny får fint pris". TTELA (in Swedish). p. 23.
  4. ^ Andersson, Micael (9 November 1997). "Från Alvhem till Örslösa - 66 lag som tar klivet upp". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish).
  5. ^ Eriksson, Helena (20 August 2014). "Fiffen har fått konstgräs". Vänersborgaren (in Swedish). p. 15.
  6. ^ Rockström, Pia (4 February 2015). "Rött och svart". Ystads Allehanda (in Swedish). p. 14.
  7. ^ "33 års väntan är över för Fiffen-damerna". TTELA (in Swedish). 11 August 2010.