Grebbestad

Summary

Grebbestad (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɡrɛ̂bːɛsta(d)])[2] is a locality situated in Tanum Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. As of 2010, there were 1,401 inhabitants,[1] though this number can increase by as much as ten-fold during the summer.[verification needed] The town is also the harbour where the majority of Norway lobster (in Swedish havskräfta) are landed, as well as oysters.[citation needed]

Grebbestad
View of Grebbestad
View of Grebbestad
Grebbestad is located in Västra Götaland
Grebbestad
Grebbestad
Grebbestad is located in Sweden
Grebbestad
Grebbestad
Coordinates: 58°42′N 11°15′E / 58.700°N 11.250°E / 58.700; 11.250
CountrySweden
ProvinceBohuslän
CountyVästra Götaland County
MunicipalityTanum Municipality
Area
 • Total1.20 km2 (0.46 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total1,401
 • Density1,164/km2 (3,010/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Sports edit

The following sports clubs are located in Grebbestad:

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 9.

External links edit

  • (in Swedish) Tourist map of Grebbestad
  • (in Swedish) Tanum Municipality: Grebbestad
  • (in Swedish) Grebbestad official website