Tanum railway station
Tanum railway station is a railway station in Tanum socken, Tanum, Västra Götaland County. Tanum railway station is situated nearby to the nature reserve Kärra, as well as near Säm gånggrift.Photo: Olof Lagerkvist, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Tanum, Sweden
- Also known as: “Tanum station”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rock Carvings in Tanum and Greby.
Rock Carvings in Tanum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Rock Carvings in Tanum are a collection of petroglyphs near Tanumshede, Bohuslän, Sweden, which were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1994 because of their high concentration. Rock Carvings in Tanum is situated 3 km southeast of Tanum railway station.
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 2½ km southwest of Tanum railway station.
Kalleby Runestone
Runestone
Photo: Tubaist, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kalleby Runestone is an enigmatic Iron Age runestone discovered in Sweden. It is inscribed in Proto-Norse with the Elder Futhark: "þrawijan * haitinaz was". Kalleby Runestone is situated 2 km east of Tanum railway station.
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 3½ km southwest of Tanum railway station.
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 south of Tanum railway station.
Havstenssund
Hamlet
Photo: M.M.S., Public domain.
Havstenssund is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km northwest of Tanum railway station.
Tanum railway station
- Category: transportation
- Location: Tanum socken, Tanum, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.71369° or 58° 42′ 49″ northLongitude
11.29577° or 11° 17′ 45″ eastOpen location code
9FCHP77W+F8OpenStreetMap ID
node 9467961971OpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q29538994
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Tanum railway station” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Tanum Station”
- French: “gare de Tanum”
- French: “Tanum”
- Swedish: “Tanums järnvägsstation”
- Swedish: “Tanums station”
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