Tanumshede

Tanumshede is an urban area in the county of Västra Götaland in Sweden. It is the seat of Tanum Municipality.

Tanums kyrka.jpg
Coordinates: 58°43′25″N 11°19′25″E / 58.72361°N 11.32361°E / 58.72361; 11.32361Coordinates: 58°43′25″N 11°19′25″E / 58.72361°N 11.32361°E / 58.72361; 11.32361
CountrySweden
ProvinceBohuslän
CountyVästra Götaland County
MunicipalityTanum Municipality
Area
 • Total1.87 km2 (0.72 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total1,697
 • Density905/km2 (2,340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

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

  1. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. "Rock Carvings in Tanum". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 May 2017.

Other websites

  Media related to Tanumshede at Wikimedia Commons