Tanum socken

Tanum socken is a locality in Tanum, Västra Götaland County. Tanum socken is situated nearby to the locality Saltvik, as well as near the hamlet Linnebacka.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Greby and Väcker lighthouse.

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.

Lighthouse

Church

Nearby places include Grebbestad and Havstenssund.

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 southeast of Tanum socken.

Hamlet

Photo: M.M.S., Public domain.

Havstenssund is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km north of Tanum socken.

Latitude

58.7107° or 58° 42′ 39″ north

Longitude

11.2082° or 11° 12′ 30″ east

Elevation

4 metres (13 feet)

Open location code

9FCHP665+77

GeoNames ID

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