Stora Viken

Stora Viken is a hamlet in Ale Municipality, Västra Götaland County. Stora Viken is situated nearby to the neighborhood Lillbacka, as well as near the village Bohus.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bohus Fortress and Nordiska folkhögskolan.

Bohus Fortress

Photo: Idarvol, FAL.

Bohus Fortress lies in Kungälv, Bohuslän, Sweden, north east from Hisingen where the Göta river splits into two branches. It commands the surrounding area from a cliff 40 m high, with the river forming a natural moat around it.

Nordiska folkhögskolan

College

Photo: Averater, CC BY 3.0.

Nordiska folkhögskolan is a college.

Bohus railway station

Railway station

Photo: BIL, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rödbo and Kungälv.

Rödbo

Hamlet

Photo: D.O.G.A., Public domain.

Rödbo is a locality situated in Gothenburg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 278 inhabitants in 2010. Rödbo is situated 3 km southwest of Stora Viken.

Kungälv

Photo: Fingalo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kungälv is a city and the seat of Kungälv Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It is also a part of Greater Gothenburg Metropolitan Area. It had 22,768 inhabitants in 2010.

Surte

Village

Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Surte is a locality situated in Ale Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 5,798 inhabitants in 2010. Surte Church is located in the town. Surte is situated 5 km south of Stora Viken.

Stora Viken

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Ale Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

57.86955° or 57° 52′ 10″ north

Longitude

12.03135° or 12° 1′ 53″ east

Elevation

56 metres (184 feet)

Open location code

9F9JV29J+RG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10810954350

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2672258

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In Other Languages

“Stora Viken” goes by many names.

Russian: “Стур-Викен”

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