Tjörn Municipality

Tjörn Municipality (Tjörns kommun) is a municipality that covers the island o Tjörn in Västra Götaland Coonty in wastren Swaden. Its seat is locatit in the toun o Skärhamn.

Tjörn is the saxt mucklest Swadish island. It is locatit in the province o Bohuslän.

The umwhile municipal entities on the island an adjacent islets wur unitit tae form Tjörn Municipality in 1952.

The industry wis for centuries dominatit bi fishin an boat production. The mucklest employers are still the shippin company TransAtlantic (umwhile kent as B&N) an the shipyards Djupviks varv an Rönnängs varv.

Geografie
Tjörn is connectit in the east tae the toun o Stenungsund on the mainland bi the Tjörn brig, an tae the island o Orust in the north bi the Skåpesund brig. The mucklest toun is Skärhamn, an it is the municipal caipital an aw. Ither commonties, mony o which are fishin commonties, include Rönnäng, Klädesholmen an Kyrkesund. The island o Mjörn, north-east o Tjörn, haes bonnie scenery an muckle shell banks.

Localities
Bleket
Stora Dyrön
Klädesholmen
Kyrkesund
Kållekärr
Myggenäs
Rönnäng
Skärhamn (seat)
Åstol

Tourism
220px|thumb|Boats at Kyrkesund, Tjörn

Durin the simmer, the population swells frae 15,000 tae 30,000 as vacationers arrive for yachtin an soummin. Skärhamn haes an ample guest harbor tae accommodate yachters travellin alang the Swadish wast coast. The toun o Skärhamn is the place o the Nordic Watercolour Museum (Akvarellmuseet).

See an aw
Tjörn Hunder

References

Freemit airtins
Tjörn Municipality - Offeecial steid
Södra Bohuslän - Tourist information
Tjörnbilder  - Picturs an information
The Nordic Watercolour Museum (Akvarellmuseet)


Category:Municipalities o Västra Götaland Coonty
Category:Metropolitan Gothenburg
Category:Gothenburg an Bohus