Getterön
Getterön is a peninsula in Varberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, immediately northwest of the municipal seat Varberg. Getterön was an island until 1936, when the sound between Getterön and the mainland was filled out and a road was built.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peninsula
- Description: Swedish peninsula
- Also known as: “Getterö” and “Gettero Island”
- Historically known as: “Gederöen”, “Geterholmen”, and “Getter ön”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Western Getterön Nature Reserve and Getterön Nature Reserve.
Western Getterön Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
Photo: BH2008, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Western Getterön Nature Reserve is a nature reserve at the westernmost part of Getterön in Varberg Municipality, Sweden. It consists of a peninsula which is popularly known as Stora Gubbanäsan, and the surrounding part of the Kattegat.
Getterön Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
Photo: Wolfgangus Mozart, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Getterön Nature Reserve is a nature reserve at Getterön in Varberg Municipality, Sweden. It consists of parts of the peninsula Getterön and an area to the north.
Getakärrs kyrkoruin
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Getakärrs kyrkoruin is situated 2½ km east of Getterön.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Varberg and Södra Näs.
Varberg
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Varberg is a city in Halland on Sweden's west coast approximately 70 kilometres south of Gothenburg. The municipality, Varbergs kommun, has around 65,000 inhabitants, with half of them in Varberg.
Södra Näs
Village
Photo: Wolfgangus Mozart, CC BY 3.0.
Södra Näs is a locality situated in Varberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 671 inhabitants in 2010. Södra Näs is situated 6 km southeast of Getterön.
Getterön
- Category: landform
- Location: Halland, Götaland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Getterön” goes by many names.
Localities in the Area
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