Sweden
Västra Götaland County
Sotenäs

Väjern

Väjern is a locality situated in , , with 688 inhabitants in 2010.
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  • Type: Village with 659 residents
  • Description: urban area in Sotenäs Municipality, Sweden
  • Also known as: “Vajern”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sandön and Hovenäsets kapell.

Nature reserve
Photo: Averater, CC BY 3.0.
is a nature reserve, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Väjern.

Church
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is a church.

Archaeological site
Photo: Lise ivanoff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hovenäset and Kungshamn.

Hamlet
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is a locality in in and is located about 3 km north of .

Town
Photo: Mprinke, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a locality and the seat of in , Sweden with 3071 citizens. During summers, population is doubled multiple times, as is a popular tourist visit.

Village
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is a locality in , , Sweden with 1,329 inhabitants in 2010. It is one of the liveliest "summer towns" of the Swedish west coast. is situated 3½ km southwest of Väjern.

Väjern

Latitude
58.3801° or 58° 22′ 48″ north
Longitude
11.26516° or 11° 15′ 55″ east
Population
659
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
9FCH97J8+23
Open­Street­Map ID
node 390514311
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2665792
Wiki­data ID
Q2325460
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Väjern” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Väjern”
  • Chinese: “Väjern”
  • Danish: “Väjern”
  • Dutch: “Väjern”
  • Finnish: “Väjern”
  • German: “Väjern”
  • Irish: “Väjern”
  • Italian: “Väjern”
  • Ladin: “Väjern”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Väjern”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Väjern”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Väjern”
  • Norwegian: “Väjern”
  • Swedish: “Väjern”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Väjern”. Photo: W.carter, CC BY-SA 4.0.