Fiskebäckskil is a locality in Lysekil Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, at the mouth of the Gullmarn fjord. It had 379 inhabitants in 2010.[1] Once primarily a fishing community, it transformed into a shipping community in the 19th century and currently is a thriving tourist resort.
Fiskebäckskil | |
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 Carl Wilhelmson's studio | |
  Fiskebäckskil  Fiskebäckskil | |
| Coordinates: 58°14′50″N 11°27′30″E / 58.24722°N 11.45833°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Bohuslän |
| County | Västra Götaland County |
| Municipality | Lysekil Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 379 |
| • Density | 527/km2 (1,360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Notable residents
edit- Elise Hwasser (1831-1894), stage actress
- Johan Hjalmar Théel (1848-1937) Marine zoologist, director of local zoological station 1892–1908
- Michael Thorndyke (1946–) British marine biologist
- Carl Wilhelmson (1866–1928) Artist and professor
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.
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