Tjörn () is the sixth largest island in
Sweden
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,
located on the Swedish west coast in the province of
Bohuslän
Bohuslän () is a Provinces of Sweden, 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 to the ...
.
The area of the island is , and the area of the municipality is . The population, as of 2017, was 15,774 people.
Geography
Tjörn is connected in the east to the town of
Stenungsund on the mainland by the
Tjörn Bridge, and to the island of
Orust in the north by the
Skåpesund bridge.
The largest town is
Skärhamn, and it is also the
municipal
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the gov ...
capital. Other communities, many of which are fishing communities, include
Rönnäng,
Klädesholmen, and
Kyrkesund. The peninsula of
Mjörn has large shell banks.
Climate
Tjörn has a
maritime climate
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influenced by its location off the coastline. Even so, the proximity to the mainland means that the weather station of Rörastrand more resembles a mainland coastal climate than one of the archipelago.
Tourism
During the
summer
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, the population swells from 15,000 to 45,000 as vacationers arrive for
yachting
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and
swimming
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. Skärhamn has a guest
harbor
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to accommodate yachters travelling along the Swedish west coast.
See also
*
Tjörn Municipality
Tjörn Municipality () is a municipality that covers the island of Tjörn in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Skärhamn.
Tjörn is the sixth largest Swedish island. It is located in the province of ...
*
Tjörn Hundred
References
External links
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Islands on the Swedish West Coast
Islands of Västra Götaland County
Tjörn Municipality