Tanum on the west coast of Sweden

19 November 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  4 minutes

Island of Hällsö © Oschti

Island of Hällsö © Oschti

Tanum Municipality (Tanums kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Tanumshede, with 1,600 inhabitants. Other towns of the municipality are Grebbestad, Fjällbacka, Hamburgsund, Kämpersvik and Rabbalshede. The present municipality was formed in 1971 through the amalgamation of three former units. Before the subdivision reform of 1952 there were seven entities in the area.   read more…

Fjällbacka in Sweden

26 October 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  4 minutes

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© F.A.E./cc-by-sa-3.0

Fjällbacka is a locality situated in Tanum Municipality, Västra Götaland County in Sweden with 860 inhabitants. Fjällbacka is mostly known as a summer tourist resort, with a long history. Fjällbacka is wellkown für it’s Lobster Safari’s, offered by local fishermen. The lobster season’s are starting in September.   read more…

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