Tjörn Municipality
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Tjörn Municipality is a municipality
Municipalities of Sweden
The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 counties...

 that covers the island
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...

 of Tjörn
Tjörn
Tjörn is the sixth largest island in Sweden. It is located on the Swedish West coast in the province of Bohuslän.-Geography:Tjörn is connected in the east to the town of Stenungsund on the mainland by the Tjörn bridge, and to the island of Orust in the north by theSkåpesund bridge. The largest town...

 in Västra Götaland County
Västra Götaland County
Västra Götaland County is a county or län on the western coast of Sweden.The county is the second largest of Sweden's counties and it is subdivided into 49 municipalities . Its population of 1,550,000 amounts to 17% of Sweden's population...

 in western Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

. Its seat is located in the town of Skärhamn
Skärhamn
thumb|right|300px|[[Nordic Watercolour Museum]]Skärhamn is a locality and the seat of Tjörn Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 3,180 inhabitants in 2005. The main tourist attraction in Skärhamn besides yachting is The Nordic Watercolour Museum .- External links :...

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Tjörn is the sixth largest Swedish island. It is located in the province of Bohuslän
Bohuslän
' is a Swedish traditional province, or landskap, situated in Götaland on the northernmost part of the country's west coast. It is bordered by Dalsland to the northeast, Västergötland to the southeast, the Skagerrak arm of the North Sea to the west, and the county of Østfold in Norway to the north...

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The former municipal entities on the island and adjacent islets were united to form Tjörn Municipality in 1952.

The industry was for centuries dominated by fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....

 and boat production. The largest employers are still the shipping company TransAtlantic (formerly known as B&N) and the shipyard
Shipyard
Shipyards and dockyards are places which repair and build ships. These can be yachts, military vessels, cruise liners or other cargo or passenger ships. Dockyards are sometimes more associated with maintenance and basing activities than shipyards, which are sometimes associated more with initial...

s Djupviks varv and Rönnängs varv.

Geography

Tjörn is connected in the east to the town of Stenungsund
Stenungsund
Stenungsund is a locality and the seat of Stenungsund Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 10,067 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:Stenungsund was once only an idyllic bathing and vacation location on the Swedish west coast...

 on the mainland by the Tjörn bridge
Tjörn bridge
The Tjörn Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge which together with two smaller bridges connects Stenungsund on mainland Sweden with the island Tjörn on the western coast of the country....

, and to the island of Orust
Orust
Orust is an island in western Sweden, and Sweden's third largest island. The largest town on Orust is Henån, where approximately 1,800 inhabitants live...

 in the north by the Skåpesund bridge. The largest town is Skärhamn
Skärhamn
thumb|right|300px|[[Nordic Watercolour Museum]]Skärhamn is a locality and the seat of Tjörn Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 3,180 inhabitants in 2005. The main tourist attraction in Skärhamn besides yachting is The Nordic Watercolour Museum .- External links :...

, and it is also the municipal capital. Other communities, many of which are fishing communities, include Rönnäng
Rönnäng
Rönnäng is a locality situated in Tjörn Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 1,474 inhabitants in 2005. It lies on the south peak of the island Tjörn in Sweden.- External links :* * *...

, Klädesholmen
Klädesholmen
Klädesholmen is a locality situated in Tjörn Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 417 inhabitants in 2005....

 and Kyrkesund. The island of Mjörn, north-east of Tjörn, has beautiful scenery and large shell banks.

Localities

  • Bleket
    Bleket
    Bleket is a locality situated in Tjörn Municipality, Bohuslän, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 236 inhabitants in 2005....

  • Dyrön
  • Klädesholmen
    Klädesholmen
    Klädesholmen is a locality situated in Tjörn Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 417 inhabitants in 2005....

  • Kyrkesund
  • Kållekärr
    Kållekärr
    Kållekärr is a locality situated in Tjörn Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 557 inhabitants in 2005....

  • Myggenäs
    Myggenäs
    Myggenäs is a locality situated in Tjörn Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 1,270 inhabitants in 2005....

  • Rönnäng
    Rönnäng
    Rönnäng is a locality situated in Tjörn Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 1,474 inhabitants in 2005. It lies on the south peak of the island Tjörn in Sweden.- External links :* * *...

  • Skärhamn
    Skärhamn
    thumb|right|300px|[[Nordic Watercolour Museum]]Skärhamn is a locality and the seat of Tjörn Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 3,180 inhabitants in 2005. The main tourist attraction in Skärhamn besides yachting is The Nordic Watercolour Museum .- External links :...

  • Åstol
    Åstol
    Åstol is a locality situated south of Tjörn Municipality , Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 238 inhabitants in 2005. Åstol has always been a center for fishing, especially for herring-fish, mackerel and flatfish...


Tourism

During the summer, the population swells from 15,000 to 30,000 as vacationers arrive for yachting
Yachting
Yachting refers to recreational sailing or boating, the specific act of sailing or using other water vessels for sporting purposes.-Competitive sailing:...

 and swimming. Skärhamn has an ample guest harbor
Harbor
A harbor or harbour , or haven, is a place where ships, boats, and barges can seek shelter from stormy weather, or else are stored for future use. Harbors can be natural or artificial...

 to accommodate yachters travelling along the Swedish west coast. The town of Skärhamn is the place of the Nordic Watercolour Museum
Nordic Watercolour Museum
The Nordic Watercolour Museum is a museum, artist workshop and research facility in Skärhamn on the island Tjörn in Sweden, opened in 2000. The architects behind the museum, painted in the typical Swedish Falu red colour, are the Danes Niels Bruun och Henrik Corfitsen...

(Akvarellmuseet).

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