Lysekil

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.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Lysekil
Settlement.image_skyline: Lysekil Compilation 2022.png
Settlement.image_caption: From the top, left to right: Lysekil skyline, the Gentry Salon, Gamlestan, Pinnevik beach, Lysekil church, and the Town Park.
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Västra Götaland#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Lysekil Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Västra Götaland County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: 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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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections

Contents

History
Geography
Nature reserves
Economy
2017 port project proposal
Transport
Sights and events
Sport
Notable people from Lysekil
Gallery
See also
References
External links

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.

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