Saxaviken

Sandviken, together with the neighbouring town of Västra Näs, is one of the many minor communities and beaches of Sölvesborg in southeastern Sweden. Historically, this part of the Listerlandet was the first place to be inhabited, when the first settlers arrived to this part of Sweden in the Nordic Bronze Age, i.e, approximately 500.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sölvesborgs station and Scala.

Sölvesborgs station

Railway station

Photo: Sendelbach, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sölvesborgs station is a railway station, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Saxaviken.

Scala

Movie theater

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Scala is a movie theater, which is situated 4 km northeast of Saxaviken.

Sölvesborg Museum

Museum

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Sölvesborg Museum is situated 4 km northeast of Saxaviken.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tredenborg and Valjeviken.

Tredenborg

Neighborhood

Tredenborg is a smaller locality with a population of 120 inhabitants in Sölvesborg Municipality, Blekinge County in southern Sweden. Today, the area is populated mostly with summer cottages and a camping site.

Valjeviken

Neighborhood

Valjeviken is a village situated in Sölvesborg Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with 211 inhabitants in 2005.

Sölvesborg

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Sölvesborg is a small town in Blekinge with roots in the Danish Middle Ages. With its 8,800 inhabitants, Sölvesborg includes Listerlandet, a peninsula with several charming fishing villages, e.g, Hällevik, Hörvik and Djupekås.

Saxaviken

Type: Bay
Category: body of water
Location: Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

56.03333° or 56° 2′ north

Longitude

14.53333° or 14° 32′ east

Open location code

9F8P2GMM+88

GeoNames ID

2679653

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