Fjällbacka

Fjällbacka is a locality situated in Tanum Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 859 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

Fjällbacka
Fjällbacka from above in August 2008.
Fjällbacka
Fjällbacka
Coordinates: 58°36′N 11°17′E
CountrySweden
ProvinceBohuslän
CountyVästra Götaland County
MunicipalityTanum Municipality
Area
  Total1.05 km2 (0.41 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
  Total859
  Density819/km2 (2,120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Fjällbacka is mostly known as a summer tourist resort, with a long history, and as the setting for many of best-selling Swedish noir writer Camilla Läckberg's novels.

Fjällbacka is located approximately 150 km from Gothenburg, 165 km from Oslo and 520 km from Stockholm.[2]

Notable residents

  • The actress Ingrid Bergman lived here, when she visited Sweden.
  • Swedish crime writer Camilla Läckberg grew up here; many of her books take place in or around Fjällbacka.

References

  1. "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. Fjällbacka Official Home Page Fjällbacka
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