You are here:
  1. Homepage
  2. »
  3. Sweden
  4. »
  5. Halland
  6. » Onsala
Sweden Flag Icon

Onsala Destination Guide

Explore Onsala in Sweden

Onsala in the region of Halland with its 13,370 inhabitants is a place in Sweden - some 255 mi or ( 411 km ) South-West of Stockholm , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Onsala

Time in Onsala is now 11:49 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Stockholm " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Copenhagen, Grenå, Varberg, Vallda, and Uddevalla. Since you are here already, consider visiting Copenhagen . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Onsala ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

The Windows song

0:50 min by BlueLoL95
Views: 56747 Rating: 4.33

This is a Windows song made whit only Windows Vista and Xp Error sounds. ..

Trampoline Skateboarding

3:14 min by Skatan Carlbom
Views: 3594 Rating: 4.00

I was bored today, so i decided to make a trampoline skateboarding video. Enjoy! My stance: Goofy (Right foot forward) ..


Tjolöholm castle / Sweden

2:38 min by fluglehrer
Views: 1420 Rating: 5.00

nice manor house at the seaside ..

Kungsbacka

4:00 min by biketommy999
Views: 476 Rating: 2.50

Biking around in the city Kungsbacka in Halland in Sweden. ..


Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.


Interesting facts about this location

Kungsbacka Fjord

The Kungsbacka Fjord is a fjord and a nature reserve in Halland County, western Sweden. The fjord is about 10 km long. It is delimited to the west by the Onsala Peninsula and to the east by the parish of Fjärås. The rivers Rolfsån and Kungsbackaån empty out into the fjord, which in turn opens to the Kattegat. The Kungsbacka Fjord Nature Reserve, established in 2005, has an area of 5200 hectares and is included in the Natura 2000 network.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 57.40 12.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Fjords of Sweden, Nature reserves in Halland County, Protected areas established in 2005

Tjolöholm Castle

Tjolöholm Castle is a country house, built 1898-1904, in Halland, Sweden. It is located on a peninsula in the Kungsbacka Fjord on the Kattegat coast. Tjoloholm Castle was designed in the Arts and Crafts style by architect Lars Israel Wahlmann. In 2010, Danish film director Lars Von Trier shot the exterior scenes of the film Melancholia at the castle. The film premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 57.40 12.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: 1898 in Sweden, Buildings and structures in Halland County, Historic house museums in Sweden, Houses completed in 1904, Houses in Sweden, Museums in Halland County

Rolfsån

Rolfsån is a river in Sweden, the main outflow of lake Lygnern. It empties out into the Kungsbacka Fjord.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 57.47 12.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Rivers of Sweden

Kungsbacka Municipality

Kungsbacka Municipality (Kungsbacka kommun) is a municipality in Halland County on the Swedish west coast, some 30 km south of Gothenburg. The municipal seat is located in the town Kungsbacka. In 1969 Tölö was merged into the City of Kungsbacka. In 1971 the municipality was created when the city amalgamated with Särö. The final step was taken in 1974 when three more former municipalities were added to form the new entity.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 57.48 12.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Metropolitan Gothenburg, Municipalities of Halland County, Municipalities of Sweden

Onsala Space Observatory

Onsala Space Observatory (OSO), the Swedish National Facility for Radio Astronomy, provides scientists with equipment to study the Earth and the rest of the Universe. The observatory operates two radio telescopes in Onsala, 45 km south of Göteborg, and takes part in several international projects. Examples of activities: The 20 and 25 m telescopes in Onsala: Studies of the birth and death of stars, and of molecules in the Milky Way and other galaxies.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 57.39 11.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Astronomical observatories in Sweden, Organizations established in 1949, Radio telescopes, Science and technology in Sweden

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Onsala