Valön
Valön is an island in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. Valön is situated nearby to the village Fjällbacka, as well as near the hamlet Mörhult.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dyngö and Fjällbacka Church.
Dyngö
Islet
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Dyngö is a small island in the archipelago of Sweden's west coast, located in the province of Bohuslän, near the village Fjällbacka. Formerly a fishing community, the island now has few or no permanent inhabitants, hosting instead a number of summer residents.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fjällbacka and Hamburgsund.
Fjällbacka
Village
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Fjällbacka is a locality situated in Tanum Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, with 859 inhabitants in 2010. It is located approximately 150 km from Gothenburg, 165 km from Oslo and 520 km from Stockholm, and is mostly known as a summer tourist resort.
Hamburgsund
Village
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Hamburgsund is a locality situated in Tanum Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 818 inhabitants in 2010. Hamburgsund is situated 4½ km south of Valön.
Kämpersvik
Hamlet
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Kämpersvik is a coastal smaller locality in Tanum Municipality, Bohuslän, Sweden. It has a population of 60 inhabitants and is located 5 kilometres south of the town of Grebbestad, to the west of the road leading to Fjällbacka. Kämpersvik is situated 6 km northeast of Valön.
Valön
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Valon”
- Category: landform
- Location: Västra Götaland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
58.6° or 58° 36′ northLongitude
11.25° or 11° 15′ eastElevation
60 metres (197 feet)Open location code
9FCHH7X2+X2GeoNames ID
2665297
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Valön” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Valön”
- Norwegian: “Valøn”
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