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Halsvik Destination Guide
Explore Halsvik in Sweden
Halsvik in the region of Västra Götaland is a town in Sweden - some 256 mi or ( 412 km ) South-West of Stockholm , the country's capital city .
Current time in Halsvik is now 03:28 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Stockholm " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Copenhagen, Grenå, Varberg, Uddevalla, and Tangen. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Copenhagen . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Halsvik ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Jazz & Fly Fishing - Sea trout in Sweden
Joona and Fredrik from Jazz & Fly Fishing are on a sea trout fishing trip in Sweden. The sunny weather and the porridge made it a perfect day! The music is from the recent recording session with Jazz ..
Färja Saltholmen - Brännö
Going by ferry from Saltholmen south of Gothenburg to the island Brännö. September 2009. ..
A Trip to Göteborg
From Frederikshavn (Denmark) to Göteborg/Gothenburg (Sweden) by ship. A 3½ hour trip boiled down to 2½ min. Filmed in widescreen on a Sony Handycam. Sound mix in stereo. NukkiNukki Productions, June 2 ..
Sailing with the trimaran Flying by outside Gothenburg
Sailing with god friends late september 2008 in the archipilago outside Gothenburg. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Southern Gothenburg Archipelago
The Southern Gothenburg Archipelago lies off the coast of Gothenburg, Sweden's second-largest city. It has 5,000 permanent and another 6,000 summer residents. The archipelago is completely car free. Transportations is carried out by means of cycles, delivery mopeds, electric cars and ferries. In the Norse sagas, it was called Elfarsker (the river islets), as the river Göta älv had its estuary there. The islands appear to have been famous as a location for holmgangar during the Viking Age.
Located at 57.62 11.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Sjumansholmen
Sjumansholmen is the smallest island of the Southern Gothenburg Archipelago serviced by public ferry transport.
Located at 57.59 11.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Knarrholmen
Knarrholmen is a small island in the Southern Göteborg Archipelago of Sweden.
Located at 57.62 11.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Stora Förö
Stora Förö is a small island in the Southern Göteborg Archipelago of Sweden, which belongs to the Delfin summer home society. The first summer cottages were built here in the 1930s. The name Förö comes from times when the island was covered in pine trees.
Located at 57.63 11.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Älvsborg fortress
Älvsborg, also Elfsborg Fortress, is a large sea fortress in Rivö fjord, within modern Gothenburg, Sweden. Situated at the mouth of the Göta River, it served to protect medieval Sweden's only access to the North Sea and Atlantic Ocean and the nearby settlement of today's Gothenburg and its four predecessors. The original Old Älvsborg Fortress (Swedish: Älvsborgs fästning or Älvsborgs slott) was located on the mainland, on the southern shore of the estuary, above modern Klippan.
Located at 57.69 11.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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