Balgö
Balgö is an island and a nature reserve in Kattegat, off Tångaberg in Varberg Municipality, Sweden. Balgö is the largest island in Halland. The nature reserve was established in 1950.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: nature reserve in Sweden
- Also known as: “Balgo”, “Balgö naturreservat”, and “Balgö naturvårdsområde”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Varberg and Åskloster.
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.
Åskloster
Village
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Åskloster is a village, which is situated 8 km northeast of Balgö.
Bua
Village
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Bua is a locality situated in Varberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 2,123 inhabitants in 2020. Bua is situated 9 km north of Balgö.
Balgö
- Categories: nature conservation area and recreation area
- Location: Halland, Götaland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.15377° or 57° 9′ 14″ northLongitude
12.15017° or 12° 9′ 1″ eastElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Inception
December 16th, 1988Operator
Länsstyrelsen i Hallands länOpen location code
9F9J5532+G3OpenStreetMap ID
way 99625085OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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