Stenungsund

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Stenungsund
The guest harbour.
The guest harbour.
Stenungsund is located in Sweden
Stenungsund
Stenungsund
Coordinates: 58°05′N 11°49′E / 58.083°N 11.817°E / 58.083; 11.817
KintraSwaden
ProvinceBohuslän
CoontyVästra Götaland Coonty
MunicipalityStenungsund Municipality
Area
 • Total11.12 km2 (4.29 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total9,987
 • Density898/km2 (2,330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Stenungsund is a locality an the seat o Stenungsund Municipality, Västra Götaland Coonty, Swaden wi 9,987 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

Owerview[eedit | eedit soorce]

Stenungsund wis ance anerlie an idyllic bathin an vacation location on the Swadish wast coast. A landmark is the Tjörn Bridge, a brig tae the island Tjörn.

The annual lang distance sailin competition, Tjörnbron, stairts in Stenungsund.

Airchaeological excavations in Stenungsund in 2006 discovered a steid o Iron Age burials (1st - 3rd century AD), notable for the unuisual presence o Roman ceramic airtefacts.[2]

Sports[eedit | eedit soorce]

The follaein sports clubs are locatit in Stenungsund:

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swadish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived frae the original on 10 Januar 2012. Retrieved 10 Januar 2012. Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (help)CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  2. The Local: Sweden's News in English - Graves Hint at Contact with Romans (8 Nov 06 19:18 CET)