Rösholmen

Rösholmen is an island in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. Rösholmen is situated nearby to the hamlet Krossekärr, as well as near the locality Sandhaken.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Greby and Väcker lighthouse.

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 3½ km east of Rösholmen.

Väcker lighthouse

Lighthouse

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Väcker lighthouse is situated 2½ km northwest of Rösholmen.

Grebbestad Church

Church

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Grebbestad Church is situated 3 km east of Rösholmen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grebbestad and Havstenssund.

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 3½ km east of Rösholmen.

Havstenssund

Hamlet

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Havstenssund is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km north of Rösholmen.

Kämpersvik

Hamlet

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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 8 km southeast of Rösholmen.

Rösholmen

Type: Island
Also known as: “Rosholmen”
Category: landform
Location: Västra Götaland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

58.7° or 58° 42′ north

Longitude

11.2° or 11° 12′ east

Open location code

9FCHM5XX+XX

GeoNames ID

3329743

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In Other Languages

“Rösholmen” goes by many names.

Norwegian: “Rösholmen”
Norwegian: “Røsholmen”

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