Bocken
Bocken is in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. Bocken is situated nearby to the locality Skeppstadsholmen, as well as near the hamlet Sandvik.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gäveskär and New Elfsborg Fortress.
New Elfsborg Fortress
Castle
Photo: Pål-Nils Nilsson, CC BY 2.5.
New Älvsborg, so-called to distinguish it from the earlier fortress at Old Älvsborg, is a sea fort on the island of Kyrkogårdsholmen within the urban area of modern Gothenburg, Sweden. New Elfsborg Fortress is situated 3½ km east of Bocken.
Brännö kyrkogård
Cemetery
Photo: DavidIvar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brännö kyrkogård is a cemetery, which is situated 2½ km south of Bocken.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Andalen and Hällsvik.
Andalen
Suburb
Andalen is a locality situated in Gothenburg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 2,188 inhabitants in 2010. Andalen is situated 3 km northwest of Bocken.
Hällsvik
Suburb
Photo: OlympusMons99, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hällsvik is a suburb, which is situated 4 km northwest of Bocken.
Gothenburg Archipelago
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The archipelago of Gothenburg comprises northern and southern archipelagoes in the Kattegat. The southern archipelago is part of Gothenburg municipality located in the province of Västergötland while the northern archipelago is Öckerö municipality, located in the province of Bohuslän.
Bocken
- Type: Rock
- Also known as: “Nord Bockskär”
- Category: landform
- Location: Västra Götaland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
57.675° or 57° 40′ 30″ northLongitude
11.77861° or 11° 46′ 43″ eastOpen location code
9F9HMQGH+2CGeoNames ID
2721154
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