Börsås

Börsås is a hamlet in Uddevalla Municipality, Västra Götaland County. Börsås is situated nearby to the hamlet Ormestad, as well as near the locality Hansholmen.

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 Börsås.

Bornö Marine Research Station

University building

Photo: W.carter, CC0.

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 2½ km northwest of Börsås.

Holma

Farm

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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 west of Börsås.

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 7 km east of Börsås.

Brastad

Village

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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 Börsås.