Grebbestad

	Grebbestad
	Grebbestad
State :	Sweden
Province (län):	Västra Götalands län
Historical Province (landskap):	Bohuslan
Municipality :	Tanum
Coordinates :	58 ° 41 ′ N , 11 ° 15 ′ E Coordinates: 58 ° 41 ′ N , 11 ° 15 ′ E
SCB code :	4356
Status:	Crime scene
Residents :	1877 (December 31, 2015)
Area :	4.95 km²
Population density :	379 inhabitants / km²
	List of perpetrators in Västra Götaland County

Grebbestad is a place ( Tatort ) in the Swedish province of Västra Götalands län and the historic province of Bohuslän . The place is one of the most popular seaside resorts on the west coast. The Tanumstrand tourist complex is a few kilometers south. There are still several trawlers calling at Grebbestad as their home port . Their catch consists mainly of prawns and crayfish . In addition, oysters and lobsters caught.

There is also an adult education center with a mainly craft orientation.

The granite church , consecrated in 1892, is built in the neo-Gothic style.

Grebbestad

history

The area around Grebbestad had been inhabited for a long time. Nearby there are several relics, such as the greby from the Iron Age , the stone labyrinth of Ulmekärr on Havstenssundsvägen and Wallburg .

Today's Grebbestad was mentioned for the first time in the 17th century. In the 19th century trade developed , shipping , the canning industry and fishing , lumber and grain were shipped. Around 1870 a canning factory was founded below the Stöberg. Stone cutting began at the end of the 19th century .

Today, however, mainly tourism plays an important role, which is also the main source of income for Grebbestad.

Sweden's first motorized bus line , inaugurated in 1911, ran between Tanum station and Grebbestad.

etymology

The name "Grebbestad" comes from "Grebys Stad", whereby "stad" does not mean city, but boat place. "Greby" comes from the Old Norse word "grjotby", which means "stone" or "rocky underground".

Traditional houses in Övre Långgatan

Culture

Bronze sculpture by Evert Taube

The poet Ebba Lindqvist (1908–1995), after whom a place in Grebbestad is named, grew up here. The poet Evert Taube spent a summer on the island of Otterön off Grebbestad.

Web links

Commons : Grebbestad - collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikivoyage: Grebbestad - travel guide

Official website of the city (Swedish)
Information from the municipality about Grebbestad (Swedish)
Grebbestad Adult Education Center (Swedish)
Letter from Ebert Taubes von Otterön (Swedish, English)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Statistiska centralbyrån : Land area per Tatort, folkmängd and invånare per square kilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2015 (database query)

[scb_aktuell-1] Statistiska centralbyrån : Land area per Tatort, folkmängd and invånare per square kilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2015 (database query)