Sjömarken is a

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situated in

Borås Municipality Borås Municipality () 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 local government unit ...

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. It had 2,829 inhabitants in 2010. Here you can find a pizzeria, a kiosk, an

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store, a

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store, a

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hall, and a very active sports club, with

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and

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as main

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, a number of companies and a

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, "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

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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 Sandhult is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality situated in Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 608 inhabitants in 2010. Notable people Notable people from Sandhult include: * Carolina Klüft * Mia Mulder References

belonged to Sandhult municipality. All of these towns are now part of the

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 Borås ( , , ) is a city (officially, a locality) and the seat of Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 114,556 inhabitants in 2024. It is widely known for being a textile city, home to worldwide brands and companie ...

Places of worship

Sjömarkens' missionary church is located in the center of the town, and also has a

hall that can be rented. The Swedish churches are located in the nearby towns of Sandared and Sandhult.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sjomarken Populated places in Borås Municipality