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Fjällbacka
Fjällbacka from above in August 2008.
Fjällbacka from above in August 2008.
Fjällbacka is located in Västra Götaland
Fjällbacka
Fjällbacka
Location in Västra Götaland
Fjällbacka is located in Sweden
Fjällbacka
Fjällbacka
Location in Sweden
Country Sweden
Province Bohuslän
County Västra Götaland County
Municipality Tanum Municipality
Area
 • Total 1.05 km2 (0.41 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)
 • 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.
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