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Delve into Rya in Sweden

Rya in the region of Halland is located in Sweden - some 255 mi or ( 411 km ) South-West of Stockholm , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Rya

Local time in Rya is now 03:08 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Stockholm " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Copenhagen, Veddige, Varberg, Uddevalla, and Tofta. While being here, you might want to check out Copenhagen . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Rya ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Mit dem Banana-Boot zu den Seehunden

3:23 min by Lenzp
Views: 464 Rating: 5.00

Ein Ausflug zu einer Schäre vor der schwedischen Westküste mit einem außergewöhnlichen Landemanöver, das nur mit einem außergewöhnlichen Boot machbar ist. A trip to a skerry off the Swedish west coast ..

Halland in 6 minutes (time lapse)

6:34 min by biketommy999
Views: 275 Rating: 5.00

My entire bike trip converted to a 6 minute video. 1 month on the roads in the county of Halland on the swedish west coast. Music: Every Day - I don´t know. See the whole trip in normal speed here: ww ..


A boat trip

0:48 min by conevillage
Views: 101 Rating: 0.00

We took the boat for a ride just outside of Onsala. It´sa Bayliner 2352 LX with a 7,4 litre V8 engine and it roars like a lion when you press the gas and let´s you paw your way in excess of over 40 kn ..

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Interesting facts about this location

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.

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Located at 57.40 12.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 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

Ås Abbey

Ås Abbey was a Cistercian monastery situated near the mouth of the River Viskan into the Kattegat in Halland, formerly part of Denmark but now in Sweden, near the present hamlet of Åskloster about 14 km north of Varberg, in Varberg Municipality. The monastery was the first, largest and richest in Halland but is now one of the least known in Scandinavia.

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Located at 57.23 12.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: 1192 establishments in Sweden, 16th-century disestablishments in Sweden, Christian monasteries established in the 12th century, Cistercian monasteries in Denmark, Cistercian monasteries in Sweden, Halland

Årnäs, Halland

Årnäs is a village in Halland County, Sweden. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:57|12|N|12|13|E|type:city_region:SE-N|| |primary |name= }}

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Located at 57.20 12.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Populated places in Halland County

Battle of Axtorna

The Battle of Axtorna or simply Axtorna, was a battle fought between the Kingdom of Sweden and the Kingdom of Denmark October 20, 1565 at Axtorna, a small village in what is today Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County in south-western Sweden.

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Located at 57.23 12.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: 1560s in Sweden, 1565 in Denmark, Battles involving Denmark, Battles involving Sweden, Battles of the Northern Seven Years' War, Conflicts in 1565

Balgö

Balgö is an island and a nature reserve in Kattegat, off Tångaberg in Varberg Municipality, Sweden. Balgö is the larges island in Halland. The nature reserve was established in 1950. Some smaller islands around Balgö are also included in the nature reserve. Balgö is an important breeding and resting place for different birds, for example little tern, pied avocet and common eider. In the winters, there are white-tailed eagles in the area. 135 species of lichens have been found on Balgö.

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Located at 57.16 12.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: 1950 establishments in Sweden, Islands on the Swedish West Coast, Nature reserves in Halland County, Protected areas established in 1950, Western Australian town redirects