Vinga
Vinga is a small island 10 nautical miles outside Gothenburg's harbour entrance in Sweden. The 19th century Vinga Lighthouse is noted, not only as a beacon in the waterway of the Swedish west coast, but also as the place where the Swedish poet laureate Evert Taube grew up.Photo: Kemitsv, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: island in the Gothenburg archipelago
- Also known as: “Vinga fyr”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vinga.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grötö and Öckerö.
Grötö
Hamlet
Photo: VORDME, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grötö is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km northeast of Vinga.
Öckerö
Town
Photo: Historiker, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Öckerö is an island and a locality and the seat of Öckerö Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 3,488 inhabitants in 2010. Öckerö is situated 9 km north of Vinga.
Vinga
- Categories: island, light station, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Styrsö socken, Styrsö, Gothenburg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.63207° or 57° 37′ 55″ northLongitude
11.60131° or 11° 36′ 5″ eastHeight
29 metres (95 feet)Open location code
9F9HJJJ2+RGOpenStreetMap ID
way 426743093OpenStreetMap feature
building=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q56072329
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Vinga” goes by many names.
Places with the Same Name
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Evert Taube Museum and Vinga gästhamn.
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