Käften
Käften is an island in Tanum socken, Tanum, Västra Götaland County. Käften is situated nearby to the hamlet Krossekärr, as well as near the locality Sandhaken.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Greby and Grebbestad Church.
Greby
Photo: L.G.foto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Greby grave field is an Iron Age grave field in western Sweden. It is located north of Grebbestad, Tanum Municipality in Västra Götaland County. With its 220 graves, it is the largest site of this kind in Bohuslän. Greby is situated 3 km east of Käften.
Grebbestad Church
Church
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Grebbestad Church is situated 2½ km east of Käften.
Väcker lighthouse
Lighthouse
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Väcker lighthouse is situated 3½ km northwest of Käften.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grebbestad and Kämpersvik.
Grebbestad
Village
Photo: Ingth, Public domain.
Grebbestad is a locality situated in Tanum Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. As of 2010, there were 1,401 inhabitants, though this number can increase by as much as ten-fold during the summer. Grebbestad is situated 2½ km east of Käften.
Kämpersvik
Hamlet
Photo: Mgr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kämpersvik is a coastal smaller locality in Tanum Municipality, Bohuslän, Sweden. It has a population of 60 inhabitants and is located 5 kilometres south of the town of Grebbestad, to the west of the road leading to Fjällbacka. Kämpersvik is situated 7 km southeast of Käften.
Havstenssund
Hamlet
Photo: M.M.S., Public domain.
Havstenssund is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km north of Käften.
Käften
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Kaften”
- Category: landform
- Location: Tanum socken, Tanum, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
58.69132° or 58° 41′ 29″ northLongitude
11.20876° or 11° 12′ 32″ eastElevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
9FCHM6R5+GGGeoNames ID
3329739
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