Frändefors (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈfrɛ̂nːdɛˌfɔʂ])[2] is a locality situated in Vänersborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 613 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
Frändefors | |
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 Frändefors church | |
  Frändefors  Frändefors | |
| Coordinates: 58°30′N 12°17′E / 58.500°N 12.283°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Dalsland |
| County | Västra Götaland County |
| Municipality | Vänersborg Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.86 km2 (0.33 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 613 |
| • Density | 715/km2 (1,850/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 8.
- ^ Thuresson, Ulf (14 December 2022). "Fiffen fyller 100 år - Conny får fint pris". TTELA (in Swedish). p. 23.
- ^ Andersson, Micael (9 November 1997). "Från Alvhem till Örslösa - 66 lag som tar klivet upp". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish).
- ^ Eriksson, Helena (20 August 2014). "Fiffen har fått konstgräs". Vänersborgaren (in Swedish). p. 15.
- ^ Rockström, Pia (4 February 2015). "Rött och svart". Ystads Allehanda (in Swedish). p. 14.
- ^ "33 års väntan är över för Fiffen-damerna". TTELA (in Swedish). 11 August 2010.
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