Lysekil

	Lysekil
	Lysekil
State :	Sweden
Province (län):	Västra Götalands län
Historical Province (landskap):	Bohuslan
Municipality :	Lysekil
Coordinates :	58 ° 17 ' N , 11 ° 26' E Coordinates: 58 ° 17 ' N , 11 ° 26' E
SCB code :	4496
Status:	Crime scene
Residents :	7734 (December 31, 2015)
Area :	4.71 km²
Population density :	1642 inhabitants / km²
	List of perpetrators in Västra Götaland County

Lysekil is a city in the Swedish province of Västra Götalands län and the historic province of Bohuslän . The main town of the municipality of the same name is located about 30 km west of Uddevalla on the Gullmarsfjord.

history

Lysekil was first mentioned in documents around 1570. At that time it was a fishing village that experienced a boom in the 18th century. In 1836 it became a market and in 1903 a town. In 1847 a health resort was opened and the city developed into a popular seaside resort. At the same time industrialization began in the food industry (canning factories) and at the end of the 19th century the Skandiawerke (ship engines) were built. Despite the industrialization, Lysekil is an important tourist destination on the Swedish west coast.

Cityscape

The oldest part of the city (Gamlestaden) is located on the northern harbor and mainly dates from the 19th century, although there is evidence of a settlement from the 16th century. At the end of the 19th century, a new city center was built on the southern harbor near the bathing complex with buildings in the national romantic style and in Art Nouveau.

Today there is the Bohus Museum and the House of the Sea (Havets hus), a marine aquarium with 109 species of fish. Lysekil is also the center of Swedish marine research.

sons and daughters of the town

Nathalie Djurberg (* 1978) - Swedish artist
Mustafa Mohamed (* 1979) - obstacle runner . Was born in Mogadishu , Somalia , lives in Lysekil and is now a Swedish citizen

Picture gallery

Lysekil (2017)
Lysekil South Harbor (2016)
Evangelical City Church (2005)

swell

↑ ^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)