Fiskebäckskil

Fiskebäckskil
Carl Wilhelmson's studio
Fiskebäckskil
Fiskebäckskil
Coordinates: 58°14′50″N 11°27′30″E / 58.24722°N 11.45833°E / 58.24722; 11.45833Coordinates: 58°14′50″N 11°27′30″E / 58.24722°N 11.45833°E / 58.24722; 11.45833
Country Sweden
Province Bohuslän
County Västra Götaland County
Municipality Lysekil Municipality
Area[1]
 • 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)

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 a fishing community, it transformed into a shipping community in the 19th century. Now it is a thriving tourist community.

Notable residents

  • 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
Fiskebäckskil around 1900

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.


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