Tanum Municipality

Tanum Municipality (Tanums kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland Coonty in wastren Swaden. Its seat is locatit in the toun o Tanumshede, wi 1,600 indwallers.

The present municipality wis formit in 1971 throu the amalgamation o three umwhile units. Afore the subdivision reform o 1952 thare wur seiven entities in the area.

The name
The parish is cried efter the auld ferm Tanum (Norse Túnheimr), syne the first kirk wis biggit thare. The first element is tún 'kintra courtyard', the last element is heimr 'hamestead, ferm'.

Sichts
The rock carvins at Tanum hae been declared a UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid. The heritage area is locatit aroond the seat o Tanumshede, coverin an area o 18 km2.

Maist carvins shaw men, an ships. Mony shaw ainimals sic as oxes an horses.

Tanum Municipality haes made its rock carvin the subject o its coat o airms.

The  Greby grave field, the maistmuckle grave field in Bohuslän, lees near the locality o Grebbestad.

Tanum is ane o the first municipalities tae require urine-separation lavvies tae help combat the loomin global shortage o phosphorus. Urine is the maist concentratit soorce o phosphorus accordin tae Associate Professor Cynthia Mitchell, o the Institute for Sustainable Futures at the Varsity o Technology, Sydney (UTS).

 Touns 
 Grebbestad
 Fjällbacka
 Hamburgsund
 Kämpersvik
 Rabbalshede
 Tanumshede

References

Freemit airtins
Tanum Municipality - Offeecial steid

Category:Municipalities o Västra Götaland Coonty
Category:Gothenburg an Bohus
Category:Rock airt in Europe
Category:Nordic Stane Age