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Place in Bohuslän, Sweden
Fjällbacka
Fjällbacka from above in August 2008.Fjällbacka from above in August 2008.
Fjällbacka is located in Västra GötalandFjällbackaFjällbackaShow map of Västra GötalandFjällbacka is located in SwedenFjällbackaFjällbackaShow map of Sweden
Coordinates: 58°36′N 11°17′E / 58.600°N 11.283°E / 58.600; 11.283
CountrySweden
ProvinceBohuslän
CountyVästra Götaland County
MunicipalityTanum Municipality
Area
 • Total1.05 km (0.41 sq mi)
Population
 • Total859
 • Density819/km (2,120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Fjällbacka is a locality situated in Tanum Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 859 inhabitants in 2010.

Fjällbacka is mostly known as a summer tourist resort, with a long history, and as the setting for many of best-selling Swedish noir writer Camilla Läckberg's novels.

Fjällbacka is located approximately 150 km from Gothenburg, 165 km from Oslo and 520 km from Stockholm.

Notable residents

  • The actress Ingrid Bergman lived here, when she visited Sweden.
  • Swedish crime writer Camilla Läckberg grew up here; many of her books take place in or around Fjällbacka.

References

  1. ^ "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. Fjällbacka Official Home Page Fjällbacka
Localities in Tanum Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
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