Grässkär
Grässkär is an islet in Halland, Götaland. Grässkär is situated nearby to the hamlet Kråkeberg, as well as near the locality Tången.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Halland County, Sweden
- Also known as: “Grasskar”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Balgö and Årnäsudden.
Balgö
Nature reserve
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.
Årnäsudden
Nature reserve
Photo: Björn Sehlin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Årnäsudden is a nature reserve, which is situated 4 km north of Grässkär.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Åskloster and Varberg.
Åskloster
Village
Photo: Green Yoshi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Åskloster is a village, which is situated 8 km northeast of Grässkär.
Varberg
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Bua
Village
Photo: Green Yoshi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bua is a locality situated in Varberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 2,123 inhabitants in 2020. Bua is situated 9 km north of Grässkär.
Grässkär
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Halland, Götaland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.1563° or 57° 9′ 23″ northLongitude
12.1528° or 12° 9′ 10″ eastElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
9F9J5543+G4OpenStreetMap ID
way 4223819OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
3326158Wikidata ID
Q32243629
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Grässkär” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Grässkär”
- Swedish: “Grässkär”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kråkeberg and Tången.
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Highlights include Röskiten and Högskär.
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