Ormestad
Ormestad is a hamlet in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. Ormestad is situated nearby to the hamlet Börsås, as well as near Finnsland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dynge Castle and Bornö Marine Research Station.
Dynge Castle
Photo: Västgöten, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dynge Castle, also formerly known as Dyngehus, is a castle ruin in central Bohuslän, Sweden. It was built around 1250 when the area was under Norwegian rule and was in use until the beginning of the 16th century, when it burned down. Dynge Castle is situated 3½ km northeast of Ormestad.
Bornö Marine Research Station
University building
Bornö Marine Research Station, owned by the Bornö Institute for Ocean and Climate Studies, is located at Holma on the island Stora Bornö in Gullmarsfjorden, about 100 km north of Gothenburg, Sweden. Bornö Marine Research Station is situated 3 km northwest of Ormestad.
Holma
Farm
Photo: W.carter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Holma is a seat farm in Brastad socken, Lysekil Municipality, Sweden, by the shore of Gullmarn fjord. It was established in the 15th century. Since then, a number of Danish, Norwegian and Swedish noble families, depending on which country Bohuslän belonged to at the time, have resided at Holma. Holma is situated 3½ km northwest of Ormestad.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lanesund och Överby and Brastad.
Lanesund och Överby
Village
Lanesund och Överby is a locality situated in Uddevalla Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 347 inhabitants in 2010. Lanesund och Överby is situated 6 km east of Ormestad.
Brastad
Village
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brastad is a locality situated in Lysekil Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 1,846 inhabitants in 2010. Brastad is situated 8 km west of Ormestad.
Vindön
Hamlet
Photo: Boberger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vindön is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km southeast of Ormestad.
Ormestad
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Ormstad”
- Category: locality
- Location: Västra Götaland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
58.35932° or 58° 21′ 34″ northLongitude
11.6124° or 11° 36′ 45″ eastOpen location code
9FCH9J56+PXOpenStreetMap ID
node 5895147827OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2686549
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