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Fiskebäckskil

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Country
  
Sweden

County
  
Västra Götaland County

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Province
  
Bohuslän

Municipality
  
Lysekil Municipality

Area
  
72 ha

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Fiskebäckskil is a locality in Lysekil Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, at the mouth of the Gullmarn fjord. It had 379 inhabitants in 2010. Once a fishing community, it transformed into a shipping community in the 19th century. Now it is a thriving tourist community.

Contents

Map of 450 34 Fiskeb%C3%A4ckskil, Sweden

Notable residents

  • Johan Hjalmar Théel (1848-1937) Marine zoologist, director of local zoological station 1892–1908
  • Michael Thorndyke (1946–) British marine biologist
  • Carl Wilhelmson (1866–1928) Artist and professor

    • References

    Fiskebäckskil Wikipedia
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