Tjörn Municipality (''Tjörns kommun'') is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

that covers the island of Tjörn in

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 ...

in western

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

. Its seat is located in the town of Skärhamn. Tjörn is the sixth largest Swedish island. It is located in the province of

Bohuslän Bohuslän (; da, Bohuslen; no, Båhuslen) is a Swedish province in Götaland, on the northernmost part of the country's west coast. It is bordered by Dalsland to the northeast, Västergötland to the southeast, the Skagerrak arm of the North Sea ...

. The former municipal entities on the island and adjacent islets were united to form Tjörn Municipality in 1952. For centuries the local economy was dominated by

fishing Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment, but may also be caught from stocked bodies of water such as ponds, canals, park wetlands and reservoirs. Fishing techniques inclu ...

and boat building. The largest employers are still the shipping company TransAtlantic (formerly known as B&N) and the

shipyard A shipyard, also called a dockyard or boatyard, is a place where ships are built and repaired. These can be yachts, military vessels, cruise liners or other cargo or passenger ships. Dockyards are sometimes more associated with maintenance a ...

s Djupviks varv and Rönnängs varv.

Geography

Tjörn is connected in the east to the town of

Stenungsund Stenungsund () is a locality and the seat of Stenungsund Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 9,987 inhabitants in 2010. Overview Stenungsund was once only an idyllic bathing and vacation location on the Swedish west coast. A landma ...

on the mainland by the

Tjörn bridge The Tjörn Bridge (Swedish: ''Tjörnbron'') is a cable-stayed bridge which together with two smaller bridges connects Stenungsund on mainland Sweden with the island Tjörn on the western coast of the country. The length is , the span width is , ...

, and in the north to the island of

Orust Orust () is an island in western Sweden, and Sweden's third largest island. In 2014 Statistics Sweden declared it to instead be the fourth largest island, under a definition which adds artificial canals to the possible bodies of water surrounding ...

by the Skåpesund bridge. The municipal seat is Skärhamn. Other communities, many of which are the fishing communities, include

Rönnäng Rönnäng is a locality situated in Tjörn Municipality, 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 Swede ...

Klädesholmen Klädesholmen is an island and village in Tjörn Municipality, Bohuslän, Sweden. The urban area An urban area, built-up area or urban agglomeration is a human settlement with a high population density and infrastructure of built environment. ...

and Kyrkesund. The island of Mjörn, north-east of Tjörn, has large shell banks.

Localities

Bleket Bleket is a locality situated in Tjörn Municipality, Bohuslän, Västra Götaland County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is ...

* Dyrön *

* Kyrkesund *

Kållekärr Kållekärr is a locality situated in Tjörn Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kin ...

Myggenäs Myggenäs is a locality situated in Tjörn Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingd ...

* Skärhamn *

Åstol Åstol () is a locality situated south of Tjörn Municipality (close to Marstrand), Västra Götaland County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country ...

Tourism

During the summer, the population swells from 10,000 to 20,000 to 30,000 as vacationers arrive for yachting and swimming. Skärhamn has an ample guest

harbour A harbor (American English), harbour (British English; see spelling differences), or haven is a sheltered body of water where ships, boats, and barges can be docked. The term ''harbor'' is often used interchangeably with ''port'', which is a ...

to accommodate yachters travelling along the Swedish west coast. The town of Skärhamn is the location of the

Nordic Watercolour Museum The Nordic Watercolour Museum ( sv, Nordiska Akvarellmuseet) is a museum, artist workshop and research facility in Skärhamn on the island of Tjörn in Sweden, opened in 2000. The architects behind the museum, painted in the typical Swedish Falu r ...

(''Akvarellmuseet'').

References

External links

Official site
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Geography

Localities

Tourism

See also

References

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