Official Name: | Rixö |
Pushpin Map: | Sweden Västra Götaland#Sweden |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sweden |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Lysekil Municipality |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Västra Götaland County |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Bohuslän |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 1.24 |
Population As Of: | 31 December 2010 |
Population Total: | 357 |
Population Density Km2: | 289 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 58.3833°N 40°W |
Rixö is a locality situated in Lysekil Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 357 inhabitants in 2010.
The settlement grew up around the granite quarry and stonemasonry industry in the shore of Brofjorden. The industry was started on a German initiative and was run by Skandinaviska Granit AB in 1875–1964. Most of the stone was exported to Germany for the building of Autobahn; some went to Argentina and to various constructions in Sweden.[2] As of 2018, only a small part of the quarry is in operation.
In Brofjorden, opposite Rixö is Ryxö island, a designated nature reserve.[3]