Grebbestad Explained

Official Name:Grebbestad
Pushpin Map:Sweden Västra Götaland#Sweden
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Tanum Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Västra Götaland County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Bohuslän
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.20
Population As Of:31 December 2010
Population Total:1,401
Population Density Km2:1164
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:58.7°N 26°W
Settlement Type:Locality

Grebbestad (in Swedish pronounced as /ˈɡrɛ̂bːɛsta(d)/)[2] is a locality situated in Tanum Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. As of 2010, there were 1,401 inhabitants, though this number can increase by as much as ten-fold during the summer. The town is also the harbour where the majority of Norway lobster (in Swedish havskräfta) are landed, as well as oysters.

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Grebbestad:

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010 . 14 December 2011 . . Swedish . https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls . 27 January 2012 . live . 10 January 2012 .
  2. Book: Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter. Jöran Sahlgren. Gösta Bergman. sv. 1979. 9.