Tjörn Municipality

Infobox_Kommun2
fullname=Tjörns kommun


county=Västra Götaland County
province=Bohuslän
capital=Skärhamn


arearank=260th
area=168.96
arealand=168.23
populationrank=148th
population=14,954
densityrank=55th
populationdensity=88.9
website=http://www.tjorn.se/
footnotes=Area & population from SCB as of December 31, 2006

Tjörn Municipality ("Tjörns kommun") is a municipality that covers the island of Tjörn in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Skärhamn.

Tjörn is the sixth largest Swedish island. It is located in the province of Bohuslän.

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 and boat production. The largest employers are still the shipping company TransAtlantic (formerly known as B&N) and the shipyards Djupviks varv and Rönnängs varv.

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 the Skåpesund bridge. The largest town is Skärhamn, and it is also the municipal capital. Other communities, many of which are fishing communities, include Rönnäng, Klädesholmen and Kyrkesund. The island of Mjörn, north-east of Tjörn, has beautiful scenery and large shell banks.

Localities

*Bleket
*Dyrön
*Klädesholmen
*Kyrkesund
*Kållekärr
*Myggenäs
*Rönnäng
*Skärhamn
*Åstol

Tourism

During the summer, the population swells from 15,000 to 30,000 as vacationers arrive for yachting and swimming. Skärhamn has an ample guest harbor to accommodate yachters travelling along the Swedish west coast. The town of Skärhamn is the place of the Nordic Watercolour Museum (Akvarellmuseet).

ee also

*Tjörn Hundred

External links

* [http://www.tjorn.se/ Tjörn Municipality] - Official site
* [http://sodrabohuslan.vastsverige.com/ Södra Bohuslän] - Tourist information
* [http://www.tjornbilder.com/eng/text.htm Tjörnbilder] - Pictures and information
* [http://www.akvarellmuseet.se The Nordic Watercolour Museum (Akvarellmuseet)]