Tanumshede
Tanumshede | |
|---|---|
 Tanum Chuch in August 2015 | |
  Tanumshede | |
| Coordinates: 58°43′25″N 11°19′25″E / 58.72361°N 11.32361°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Bohuslän |
| County | Västra Götaland County |
| Municipality | Tanum Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.87 km2 (0.72 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,697 |
| • Density | 905/km2 (2,340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Tanumshede is an urban area in the county of Västra Götaland in Sweden. It is the seat of Tanum Municipality.
The Rock Carvings in Tanum are a collection of petroglyphs near Tanumshede. They were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1994.[2] In total there are thousands of images on about 600 panels.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ↑ "Rock Carvings in Tanum". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Tanumshede at Wikimedia Commons
