Uddevalla
Sign in to saveUddevalla is a town in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It’s the seat of Uddevalla Municipality. In 2015, it had a population of 34,781, making it the largest town fully in Bohuslän. Uddevalla is located where the river Bäveån opens up into Byfjorden, a fjord in the south-eastern part of Skagerrak.
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Uddevalla is a Swedish town in Västra Götaland County, located where a river meets a fjord, and serves as the administrative center of Uddevalla Municipality. With a 2015 population of 34,781, it is the largest town entirely within the Bohuslän region.
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- History
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- Twin towns – sister cities
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Uddevalla is a town in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It’s the seat of Uddevalla Municipality. In 2015, it had a population of 34,781, making it the largest town fully in Bohuslän. Uddevalla is located where the river Bäveån opens up into Byfjorden, a fjord in the south-eastern part of Skagerrak.
The beaches of Uddevalla are filled with seashells and Uddevalla has one of the largest shell-banks in the world. Uddevalla also has a port that once was a large shipyard, the Uddevallavarvet ("Uddevalla wharf"), which was the largest employer in Bohuslän during the 1960s.