Lysekil
Sign in to saveLysekil () is a locality and the seat of Lysekil Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had about 7,600 inhabitants in 2018. Situated on the south tip of Stångenäs peninsula at the mouth of Gullmarn fjord, it has two nature reserves.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Lysekil
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- Lysekil Compilation 2022.png
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- From the top, left to right: Lysekil skyline, the Gentry Salon, Gamlestan, Pinnevik beach, Lysekil church, and the Town Park.
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- Sweden Västra Götaland#Sweden
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- Country
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- Sweden
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- Municipality
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- Lysekil Municipality
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- County
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- Västra Götaland County
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- Province
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- Bohuslän
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 3.75
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 1 December 2022
- Settlement.population_total
- about 8,000
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- 2032
- Settlement.timezone
- CET
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +1
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13 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Nature reserves
- Economy
- 2017 port project proposal
- Transport
- Sights and events
- Sport
- Notable people from Lysekil
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Lysekil () is a locality and the seat of Lysekil Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had about 7,600 inhabitants in 2018. Situated on the south tip of Stångenäs peninsula at the mouth of Gullmarn fjord, it has two nature reserves.
Originally a small fishing village, it developed into a town for fishing industries, commercial shipping and trade during the 18th and 19th centuries. Stone industry based on the red Bohus granite from quarries in the town, was also vital to Lysekil up until the 1950s. One of Sweden's largest oil refineries, Preemraff Lysekil is situated outside the town.