Editing Åmål Municipality (section)

==Geography and natural resources==
The [[stad (Sweden)|city]] of [[Åmål]] is located in a scenic bay of [[Vänern|Lake Vänern]], the largest [[lake]] in [[Sweden]]. The municipality has a small [[archipelago]] with some 30 [[island]]s, 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 [[grey heron]], [[osprey]], [[mallard]], [[goldeneye (duck)|goldeneye]], [[goosander]], the [[black-throated diver]] and [[Eurasian hobby|hobby]] in the bays; on the cobs are colonies of [[European herring gull|herring gull]], and the [[common tern]]; while on the [[fir]]-covered islands are [[capercaillie]], [[woodpecker]]s and other birds.

Population centers in the municipality include [[Åmål]], [[Fengersfors]], and [[Tösse]].