Lyr
Lyr is an island in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. Lyr is situated nearby to the hamlet Bö, as well as near Låssbo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mollösunds kyrka and Nösunds kapell.
Mollösunds kyrka
Church
Photo: Andreas Holmberg, Public domain.
Mollösunds kyrka is a church, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Lyr.
Mollösund lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Benreis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mollösund lighthouse is situated 3 km west of Lyr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nösund and Mollösund.
Nösund
Village
Photo: Ankara, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nösund is a village, which is situated 2½ km north of Lyr.
Mollösund
Village
Photo: Gärdhemmar’n, CC BY 2.5.
Mollösund is an old fishing village and a locality situated in Orust Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 236 inhabitants in 2010. It is located on the southwest tip of Orust Municipality in the outer archipelago of Sweden’s west coast. Mollösund is situated 2½ km southwest of Lyr.
Hälleviksstrand
Village
Photo: Ankara, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hälleviksstrand is a locality situated in Orust Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 214 inhabitants in 2010. Hälleviksstrand is often locally called Strana and is a fishing town. 2015 Hälleviksstrand had a population of less than 200 inhabitants. Hälleviksstrand is situated 6 km northwest of Lyr.
Lyr
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Lyrön”
- Category: landform
- Location: Västra Götaland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
58.08333° or 58° 5′ northLongitude
11.51667° or 11° 31′ eastElevation
37 metres (121 feet)Open location code
9FCH3GM8+8MGeoNames ID
2693311
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