Fiskebäckskil
Fiskebäckskil is a locality in Lysekil Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, at the mouth of the Gullmarn fjord. It had 379 inhabitants in 2010. Once primarily a fishing community, it transformed into a shipping community in the 19th century and currently is a thriving tourist resort.
Fiskebäckskil around 1900
Notable residents
- Elise Hwasser (1831-1894), stage actress
- Johan Hjalmar Théel (1848-1937) Marine zoologist, director of local zoological station 1892–1908
- Michael Thorndyke (1946–) British marine biologist
- Carl Wilhelmson (1866–1928) Artist and professor
References
- ^ "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.
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