Tjörn Municipality

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Västra Götaland County in Sweden

Tjörn north of Gothenburg, within Västra Götaland County, Sweden.

Tjörn Municipality, Tjörns kommun, is a Swedish municipality that covers the island of Tjörn, in the province Bohuslän in western Sweden; administratively Västra Götaland County.

Tjörn is the sixth largest Swedish island. It is located on the Swedish West coast, in the province of Bohuslän.

The municipality and island covers an area of 167.3 km², has a total population of 15,022, (as of 2005) and a population density of 89 inhabitants per km². Its seat is located in Skärhamn.

The industry was for centuries dominated by fishing and boat production. The largest employers are still the shipping company TransAtlantic (formerly known as B&N) and the shipyards Djupviks varv and Rönnängs varv.

1 Geography
- 1.1 List of towns
2 Tourism
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] 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 capital. Other communities, many of which are fishing communities, include Rönnäng, Klädesholmen, and Kyrkesund. The island of Mjörn, north-east of Tjörn has beautiful scenery, and large shell banks.

[edit] List of towns

Bleket
Dyrön
Klädesholmen
Kyrkesund
Kållekärr
Myggenäs
Rönnäng
Skärhamn
Åstol

[edit] Tourism

During the summer, the population swells from 15,000 to 30,000 as vacationers arrive for yachting and swimming. Skärhamn has an ample guest harbor to accommodate yachters travelling along the Swedish west coast. The town of Skärhamn is the place of the Nordic Watercolour Museum (Akvarellmuseet).