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Torsken Destination Guide

Discover Torsken in Sweden

Torsken in the region of Västra Götaland is a place located in Sweden - some 253 mi or ( 407 km ) West of Stockholm , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Torsken

Local time in Torsken is now 06:38 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Stockholm " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Stora Dyron, and Ronnang. When in this area, you might want to check out Copenhagen . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Torsken ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Storm i Skärhamn 2008 02 22

3:08 min by Kristian Littke
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Storm i Skärhamn 2008 02 22 ..

Islands of Tjörn and Orust / Sweden

5:36 min by fluglehrer
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NNW of Gothenburg ..


Sailing in Sweden with Najad 505 Okipik: The Intro

3:24 min by Mozzodue
Views: 979 Rating: 5.00

This is the Intro of my amateur movie "Okipik Sweden 2010", showing six friends on a Najad 505 Sailing Yacht and capting the sublime scenery, while they sail along the gorgeous West coast of Sweden an ..

NSCR Radtour 2010

2:11 min by Calli1960
Views: 675 Rating: 0.00

Auf dem Nordsee-Küsten-Radweg von Varberg (Schweden) bis Larvik (Norwegen) im August 2010. 716 km in 14 Tagen. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Tjörn Municipality

Tjörn Municipality (Tjörns kommun) is a municipality that covers the island of Tjörn in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Skärhamn. Tjörn is the sixth largest Swedish island. It is located in the province of Bohuslän. The former municipal entities on the island and adjacent islets were united to form Tjörn Municipality in 1952. The industry was for centuries dominated by fishing and boat production.

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Located at 58.00 11.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Gothenburg and Bohus, Metropolitan Gothenburg, Municipalities of Sweden, Municipalities of Västra Götaland County

Nordic Watercolour Museum

The Nordic Watercolour Museum is a museum, artist workshop and research facility in Skärhamn on the island Tjörn in Sweden, opened in 2000. The architects behind the museum, painted in the typical Swedish Falu red colour, are the Danes Niels Bruun och Henrik Corfitsen. They won the assignment after a major international competition.

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Located at 57.99 11.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: 2000 establishments in Sweden, Art museums and galleries in Sweden, Art museums established in 2000, Museums in Gothenburg

Kattegat

The Kattegat, or Kattegatt is a sea area bounded by the Jutland peninsula and the Straits islands of Denmark on the west and south, and the provinces of Västergötland, Scania, Halland and Bohuslän in Sweden on the east. The Baltic Sea drains into the Kattegat through the Danish Straits. The Kattegat is a continuation of the Skagerrak and may be seen as either a bay of the Baltic Sea, a bay of the North Sea, or, in traditional Scandinavian usage, neither of these.

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Located at 57.90 11.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Denmark–Sweden border, International straits, Straits of Denmark, Straits of Sweden, Straits of the Baltic Sea

Sundsby

Sundsby is a mansion in Mjörn, Tjörn Municipality Bohuslän, Sweden. It was first built in 1388.

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Located at 58.07 11.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures completed in 1388, Houses in Bohuslän

Homarus gammarus

Homarus gammarus, known as the European lobster or common lobster, is a species of clawed lobster from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and parts of the Black Sea. It is closely related to the American lobster, H.  americanus. It may grow to a length of 60 cm and a mass of 6 kilograms, and bears a conspicuous pair of claws. In life, the lobsters are blue, only becoming "lobster red" on cooking.

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Located at 57.88 11.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Animals described in 1758, British Isles coastal fauna, Commercial crustaceans, Crustaceans of the Atlantic Ocean, Edible crustaceans, True lobsters