Brofjorden

Brofjorden is a fjord in Lysekil Municipality, Bohuslän, Sweden. It cuts into Västra Götaland County in a southwest–northeasterly direction between the Stångenäset and Härnäset peninsulas. Situated between Gullmarn and Åbyfjorden, it is the smallest of these fjords. Brofjorden Port in the fjord is Sweden's largest oil port.

Key facts

Body of water.name: Brofjorden
Body of water.image: Holländaröd 19.jpg
Body of water.image_size: 250
Body of water.alt: Photograph
Body of water.caption: Northeast part of Brofjorden at Holländaröd
Body of water.pushpin_map: Sweden Västra Götaland # Sweden
Body of water.pushpin_map_alt: Location of fjord
Body of water.pushpin_label_position: right
Body of water.location: Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Body of water.rivers: Broälven
Body of water.outflow: Skagerrak
Body of water.frozen: shallow parts Jan-Feb
Body of water.sections: Trommekilen

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: fjord
Country: Sweden
Located in: Lysekil Municipality
Image: Holländaröd 19.jpg

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
1600–1700s
Early 1900s
Granite quarries
World War II
Oil refinery
Brofjorden Port
Nature reserves
References
External links

== History == During the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age, Brofjorden was navigable as far up north as Brodalen. The shoreline has receded about to the south since then. The area has been filled in with silt and clay, leaving only the minor Broälven river in the middle of the former north part of the fjord. The surrounding area is rich with pre-Medieval archaeological finds. On Broberg hill are the remnants of a 12th-century fort and the oldest parts of the nearby Bro Church, are from the Middle Ages.

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