Knösen
Knösen is an island in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. Knösen is situated nearby to the hamlet Nötskär, as well as near the locality Sandegärdet.Places of Interest
Highlights include Nösunds kapell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nösund and Svanvik.
Nösund
Village
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Nösund is a village, which is situated 4½ km west of Knösen.
Svanvik
Village
Svanvik is a locality situated in Orust Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. Its population in 2010 was 293. It is situated on Sweden's fourth largest island, Orust. Svanvik is situated 6 km east of Knösen.
Mollösund
Village
Photo: Gärdhemmar’n, CC BY 2.5.
Mollösund is an old fishing village and a locality situated in Orust Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 236 inhabitants in 2010. It is located on the southwest tip of Orust Municipality in the outer archipelago of Sweden’s west coast. Mollösund is situated 8 km southwest of Knösen.
Knösen
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Knosen”
- Category: landform
- Location: Västra Götaland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Norwegian—“Knösen” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Knösen”
- Norwegian: “Knösen”
- Norwegian: “Knøsen”
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