Fjällbacka
Fjällbacka | |
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 Fjällbacka from above in August 2008. | |
  Fjällbacka  Fjällbacka | |
| Coordinates: 58°36′N 11°17′E / 58.600°N 11.283°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Bohuslän |
| County | Västra Götaland County |
| Municipality | Tanum Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.05 km2 (0.41 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 859 |
| • Density | 819/km2 (2,120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Fjällbacka is a locality situated in Tanum Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 859 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
Fjällbacka is mostly known as a summer tourist resort, with a long history, and as the setting for many of best-selling Swedish noir writer Camilla Läckberg's novels.
Fjällbacka is located approximately 150 km from Gothenburg, 165 km from Oslo and 520 km from Stockholm.[2]
Notable residents
[edit]- The actress Ingrid Bergman lived here, when she visited Sweden.
- Swedish crime writer Camilla Läckberg grew up here; many of her books take place in or around Fjällbacka.
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Fjällbacka Official Home Page Fjällbacka