Tjörn is the sixth largest Swedish island. It is located in the province of Bohuslän.
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 and boat building. The largest employers are still the shipping company TransAtlantic (formerly known as B&N) and the shipyards Djupviks varv and Rönnängs varv.
Tjörn is connected in the east to the town of Stenungsund on the mainland by the Tjörn bridge, and in the north to the island of Orust by the Skåpesund bridge. The municipal seat is Skärhamn. Other communities, many of which are the fishing communities, include Rönnäng, Klädesholmen and Kyrkesund. The island of Mjörn, north-east of Tjörn, has large shell banks.
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 to accommodate yachters travelling along the Swedish west coast. The town of Skärhamn is the location of the Nordic Watercolour Museum (Akvarellmuseet).
^"Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
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tjörn, municipality, tjörns, kommun, municipality, that, covers, island, tjörn, västra, götaland, county, western, sweden, seat, located, town, skärhamn, tjörns, kommunmunicipalitycoat, armscoordinates, coordinates, 550countryswedencountyvästra, götaland, coun. Tjorn Municipality Tjorns kommun is a municipality that covers the island of Tjorn in Vastra Gotaland County in western Sweden Its seat is located in the town of Skarhamn Tjorn Municipality Tjorns kommunMunicipalityCoat of armsCoordinates 58 00 N 11 33 E 58 000 N 11 550 E 58 000 11 550 Coordinates 58 00 N 11 33 E 58 000 N 11 550 E 58 000 11 550CountrySwedenCountyVastra Gotaland CountySeatSkarhamnArea 1 Total845 94 km2 326 62 sq mi Land167 36 km2 64 62 sq mi Water678 58 km2 262 00 sq mi Area as of 1 January 2014 Population 31 December 2021 2 Total16 312 Density19 km2 50 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST ISO 3166 codeSEProvinceBohuslanMunicipal code1419Websitewww tjorn seTjorn is the sixth largest Swedish island It is located in the province of Bohuslan The former municipal entities on the island and adjacent islets were united to form Tjorn Municipality in 1952 For centuries the local economy was dominated by fishing and boat building The largest employers are still the shipping company TransAtlantic formerly known as B amp N and the shipyards Djupviks varv and Ronnangs varv Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Localities 2 Tourism 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksGeography EditTjorn is connected in the east to the town of Stenungsund on the mainland by the Tjorn bridge and in the north to the island of Orust by the Skapesund bridge The municipal seat is Skarhamn Other communities many of which are the fishing communities include Ronnang Kladesholmen and Kyrkesund The island of Mjorn north east of Tjorn has large shell banks Localities Edit Bleket Dyron Kladesholmen Kyrkesund Kallekarr Myggenas Ronnang Skarhamn AstolTourism Edit Boats at Kyrkesund Tjorn During the summer the population swells from 10 000 to 20 000 to 30 000 as vacationers arrive for yachting and swimming Skarhamn has an ample guest harbour to accommodate yachters travelling along the Swedish west coast The town of Skarhamn is the location of the Nordic Watercolour Museum Akvarellmuseet See also EditTjorn HundredReferences Edit Statistiska centralbyran Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014 in Swedish Statistics Sweden 2014 01 01 Archived from the original Microsoft Excel on 2016 09 27 Retrieved 2014 04 18 Folkmangd i riket lan och kommuner 31 december 2021 in Swedish Statistics Sweden February 22 2022 Retrieved February 22 2022 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tjorn Municipality Official site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tjorn Municipality amp oldid 1053531965, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
