Sotenäs (municipality)

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Sotenäs municipality
Coat of arms of the municipality of Sotenäs Location of the municipality of Sotenäs
coat of arms Location in Västra Götaland County
State : Sweden
Province (län): Västra Götalands län
Historical Province (landskap): Bohuslan
Main place: Kungshamn
SCB code: 1427
Residents : 9061 (December 31, 2019)
Area : 139.4 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density : 65 inhabitants / km²
Website : www.sotenas.se
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Coordinates: 58 ° 21 '  N , 11 ° 16'  O Sotenäs is a municipality ( Swedish kommun ) in the Swedish province Västra län and the historical province Bohuslän . The main town of the municipality is Kungshamn .


economy

The fish processing industry is traditionally located in the region and processes herring . So there are For example, there is still an Abba Seafood canning factory in Kungshamn. In the 20th century, the stone industry first developed into an important branch of the economy, but it has lost its importance again since 1930. From this branch of industry u. a. the name Bohus-Malmön from ( Swedish. malm (indefinite) - ore, rock, mineral).

Today the region is mainly touristy in summer. Then the population of the places will multiply due to the large number of summer guests who arrive both by car and by boat.

coat of arms

Blazon : "In silver with a blue border, a blue flatfish fallen obliquely to the left."

Attractions

Kungshamn

There are numerous sites of historical importance in the municipality. These are mainly rock carvings and burial mounds .

Smögen is a popular destination for tourists. The place is on an island and can be reached via a bridge from Kungshamn. At the harbor there is a wooden pier (Swedish: "brygga") about one kilometer long. Here restaurants, fish sellers and souvenir vendors are lined up on the land side, and boats are lined up on the sea side, the Skagerrak .

Bigger places


Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
  2. ↑ Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)

Web links

Commons : Municipality of Sotenäs  - collection of images, videos and audio files