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Place in Dalsland, Sweden
Frändefors
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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
 • Total0.86 km (0.33 sq mi)
Population
 • Total613
 • Density715/km (1,850/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

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

Sports club

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

References

  1. ^ "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km 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.
Localities in Vänersborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
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