Tjörn Municipality
Tjörn Municipality (Tjörns kommun) is a municipality that covers the island o Tjörn in Västra Götaland Coonty in wastren Swaden. Its seat is locatit in the toun o Skärhamn.
Tjörn Municipality Tjörns kommun | |
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| Kintra | Swaden |
| Coonty | Västra Götaland Coonty |
| Seat | Skärhamn |
| Area | |
| • Total | 845.94 km2 (326.62 sq mi) |
| • Laund | 167.36 km2 (64.62 sq mi) |
| • Water | 678.58 km2 (262.00 sq mi) |
| Aurie as o Januar 1, 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 16,312 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Bohuslän |
| Municipal code | 1419 |
| Website | www.tjorn.se |
Tjörn is the saxt mucklest Swadish island. It is locatit in the province o Bohuslän.
The umwhile municipal entities on the island an adjacent islets wur unitit tae form Tjörn Municipality in 1952.
The industry wis for centuries dominatit bi fishin an boat production. The mucklest employers are still the shippin company TransAtlantic (umwhile kent as B&N) an the shipyards Djupviks varv an Rönnängs varv.
Geografie
eeditTjörn is connectit in the east tae the toun o Stenungsund on the mainland bi the Tjörn brig, an tae the island o Orust in the north bi the Skåpesund brig. The mucklest toun is Skärhamn, an it is the municipal caipital an aw. Ither commonties, mony o which are fishin commonties, include Rönnäng, Klädesholmen an Kyrkesund. The island o Mjörn, north-east o Tjörn, haes bonnie scenery an muckle shell banks.
Localities
eeditTourism
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Durin the simmer, the population swells frae 15,000 tae 30,000 as vacationers arrive for yachtin an soummin. Skärhamn haes an ample guest harbor tae accommodate yachters travellin alang the Swadish wast coast. The toun o Skärhamn is the place o the Nordic Watercolour Museum (Akvarellmuseet).
See an aw
eeditReferences
eedit- ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swadish). Stateestics Swaden. Retrieved 18 Apryle 2014.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 22 Februar 2022. Retrieved 22 Februar 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
Freemit airtins
eedit- Tjörn Municipality - Offeecial steid
- Södra Bohuslän - Tourist information
- Tjörnbilder Archived 2020-02-24 at the Wayback Machine - Picturs an information
- The Nordic Watercolour Museum (Akvarellmuseet)