Sjömarken is a
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situated in
Borås Municipality
Borås Municipality (''Borås kommun'') is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Borås.
In 1971 the ''City of Borås'' was made a municipality (''kommun'') when the unitary type of loca ...
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Västra Götaland County
Västra Götaland County ( sv, Västra Götalands län) is a county or '' län'' on the western coast of Sweden.
The county is the second most populous of Sweden's counties and it comprises 49 municipalities (''kommuner''). Its population of 1 ...
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Sweden
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. It had 2,829 inhabitants in 2010.
Here you can find a pizzeria, a kiosk, an antique store, a boat store, a Squash (sport), squash hall, and a very active sports club, with football (soccer) and table tennis as main sports, a number of companies and a beach, "Sjömarkensbadet".
Lake Viared
Sjömarken is situated at the Lake Viared, which is about 200–600 meters wide and about 6 kilometers long. Along the lake is a number of beaches in Sjömarken, Lyckebo, Viareds Sommarstad, Sandared and Hultafors. There are two sand beaches in Sjömarken, the large beach, and the small beach, which is very shallow and ideal for small children.
Images
Image:Sjömarkensbadet Beach.jpg, Sjömarken Beach
Image:Boats Lake Viared.jpg, Boats at Lake Viared
Image:Children Swimming Lake Viared.jpg, Children swimming at Lake Viared
Image:Morning Lake Viared.jpg, Morning at Lake Viared
Image:Large Beach at Sjömarken Beach.jpg, Large Beach at Sjömarken Beach
Image:Early Morning Lake Viared.jpg, Early morning at Lake Viared
Image:Pensionat Lyckebo.jpg, The old Pensionat Lyckebo in Sjömarken
Image:Water Skiing Lake Viared.jpg, Water Skiing on Lake Viared
Location
Sjömarken is close to being merged with its neighboring town Sandared, as the Sjöhagen area in Sjömarken is extended toward the building of Björvik in Sandared. Before the Swedish municipality reform between 1962 and 1974 Sjömarken, Sandared, Hedared and Sandhult belonged to Sandhult municipality. All of these towns are now part of the
Borås Municipality
Borås Municipality (''Borås kommun'') is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Borås.
In 1971 the ''City of Borås'' was made a municipality (''kommun'') when the unitary type of loca ...
where they form the municipality district Sandhult. The municipality district office is located centrally in Sjömarken.
Sports
In Sjömarken you find a lively sport club, Sjömarkens Idrottsförening whose main areas are football, table tennis and cross country skiing.
Education
The new Sjömarkenskolan was inaugurated in the fall of 1999. Sjömarkenskolan has a pre-school, and an elementary school serving grades 1–6. The school has about 380 students, and also offers leisure activities. Students in grades 7–9 attend the Sandgärdskolan in neighboring Sandared. There are many opportunities for secondary and university education in nearby Borås.
Places of worship
Sjömarkens' missionary church is located in the center of the town, and also has a Squash (sport), squash hall that can be rented. The Swedish churches are located in the nearby towns of Sandared and Sandhult.
References
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Populated places in Västra Götaland County
Populated places in Borås Municipality