Hansholmen

Hansholmen is a peninsula in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. Hansholmen is situated nearby to the hamlet Börsås, as well as near Ormestad.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bornö Marine Research Station and Holma.

Bornö Marine Research Station

University building

Photo: W.carter, CC0.

Bornö Marine Research Station, owned by the Bornö Institute for Ocean and Climate Studies, is located at Holma on the island Stora Bornö in Gullmarsfjorden, about 100 km north of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Holma is a seat farm in Brastad socken, Lysekil Municipality, Sweden, by the shore of Gullmarn fjord. It was established in the 15th century. Since then, a number of Danish, Norwegian and Swedish noble families, depending on which country Bohuslän belonged to at the time, have resided at Holma.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brastad and Lanesund och Överby.

Brastad

Village

Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Brastad is a locality situated in Lysekil Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 1,846 inhabitants in 2010. Brastad is situated 6 km west of Hansholmen.

Lanesund och Överby

Village

Lanesund och Överby is a locality situated in Uddevalla Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 347 inhabitants in 2010. Lanesund och Överby is situated 8 km east of Hansholmen.

Torreby

Village

Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Torreby is a locality situated in Munkedal Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 215 inhabitants in 2010. Torreby is situated 9 km north of Hansholmen.

Hansholmen

Type: Peninsula
Category: landform
Location: Västra Götaland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

58.3625° or 58° 21′ 45″ north

Longitude

11.58333° or 11° 35′ east

Open location code

9FCH9H7M+28

GeoNames ID

3332893

Wikidata ID

Q32249080

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In Other Languages

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Cebuano: “Hansholmen”

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