Fjällbacka facts for kids
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Fjällbacka
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Fjällbacka from above in August 2008.
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Country | Sweden |
Province | Bohuslän |
County | Västra Götaland County |
Municipality | Tanum Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 1.05 km2 (0.41 sq mi) |
Population
(31 December 2010)
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• Total | 859 |
• Density | 819/km2 (2,120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Fjällbacka is a locality situated in Tanum Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 859 inhabitants in 2010.
Fjällbacka is mostly known as a summer tourist resort, with a long history, and as the setting for many of best-selling Swedish noir writer Camilla Läckberg's novels.
Fjällbacka is located approximately 150 km from Gothenburg, 165 km from Oslo and 520 km from Stockholm.
Notable residents
- The actress Ingrid Bergman lived here, when she visited Sweden.
- Swedish crime writer Camilla Läckberg grew up here; many of her books take place in or around Fjällbacka.
See also
In Spanish: Fjällbacka para niños
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