Tjörn (municipality)

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Tjörn municipality
Coat of arms of the municipality of Tjörn Location of the municipality of Tjörn
coat of arms Location in Västra Götaland County
State : Sweden
Province (län): Västra Götalands län
Historical Province (landskap): Bohuslan
Main place: Skärhamn
SCB code: 1419
Residents : 16,016 (December 31, 2019)
Area : 168.2 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density : 95.2 inhabitants / km²
Website : www.tjorn.se
List of municipalities in Sweden

Coordinates: 57 ° 59 '  N , 11 ° 33'  O Tjörn is a municipality ( Swedish kommun ) in the Swedish province Västra län and the historical province Bohuslän . The main town of the municipality is Skärhamn .

geography

The municipality of Tjörn comprises the entire island of the same name and a number of smaller islands.

economy

Tjörn's economy is still dominated by fishing and boat building. The largest employers are the shipyards B&N , Djupviks varv and Rönnviks varv . Vallhamn is Sweden's largest import port for cars.

The tourism is increasing today and is becoming one of the most important sectors of the economy; During the summer months, the number of inhabitants doubles due to the number of tourists. Many residents also commute to Gothenburg to work.

politics

The municipal council (in Swedish communfullmäktige ) is composed as follows in the 2014–2018 mandate period:

Political party Percent of the vote Mandates
Socialdemokraterna 29.9 12
Liberalerna 14.5 6th
Moderaterna 21.3 9
Kristdemokraterna 7.0 3
Centerpartiet 5.2 2
Miljöpartiet 5.9 2
Vänsterpartiet 2.5 1

coat of arms

Blazon : " Slanted left divided by blue and silver, inside a fallen lobster slanted left in mixed up colors ".

Attractions

Rock carving
Valla kyrka.

The Nordiska akvarellmuseet , an art museum, is located in the main town of Skärhamn . Other sights are the churches, for example the Valla kyrka .

A stone age dolmen is the oldest monument on the island. Rock paintings and judges rings are also available. The Vikings also left their mark, so there is a round grave.

Bigger places

Web links

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

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)