Stenungsund

Stenungsund, Sweden
Stenungsund guest harbour in August 2010
Stenungsund guest harbour in August 2010
Stenungsund, Sweden is located in Västra Götaland
Stenungsund, Sweden
Stenungsund, Sweden
Stenungsund, Sweden is located in Sweden
Stenungsund, Sweden
Stenungsund, Sweden
Coordinates: 58°05′N 11°49′E / 58.083°N 11.817°E / 58.083; 11.817
CountrySweden
ProvinceBohuslän
CountyVästra Götaland County
MunicipalityStenungsund Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total11.12 km2 (4.29 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total9,987
 • Density898/km2 (2,330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Stenungsund (Swedish pronunciation: [stɛnɵŋˈsɵnːd])[2] is a locality and the seat of Stenungsund Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 9,987 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

Overview

Stenungsund was once only an idyllic bathing and vacation location on the Swedish west coast. A landmark is the Tjörn Bridge, a bridge to the island Tjörn. Stenungsund is also home to several industries and business, with a total of 2000 registered businesses. [3]

The annual long-distance sailing competition Tjörn Runt starts in Stenungsund.

Archaeological excavations in Stenungsund in 2006 discovered a site of Iron Age burials (1st - 3rd century AD), notable for the unusual presence of Roman ceramic artifacts.[4]

Stenungsund was the host of the Tug-of-War championship in 2008.

History

Stenungsund holds the largest chemical cluster of its kind in Sweden, producing plastic in primary forms and basic chemicals. The name Stenungsund comes from the village stenunge that was located where central Stenungsund now exists. Historians believe the name meant "the village at the foot of the mountain." The village had several names including Staenungum, Steffningsbyn and lastly Stännung. [5]

On 23 September 2023 a quick clay landslide on the E6 highway took place, injuring three people and destroying the motorway, a local road, a fuel station and a fastfood restaurant.[6] A shop selling wood and building materials lost its access to the road network. After nine months of repair work, the E6 motorway reopened on Friday the 5th of July 2024, in the early morning hours.[7]

Climate

Climate data for Rörastrand, Tjörn 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of Stenungsund, (2002–2021 averages, extremes since 1961 including Säby)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 10.4
(50.7) 		10.8
(51.4) 		17.1
(62.8) 		26.8
(80.2) 		30.1
(86.2) 		30.4
(86.7) 		32.3
(90.1) 		32.5
(90.5) 		26.3
(79.3) 		21.1
(70.0) 		14.6
(58.3) 		11.1
(52.0) 		32.5
(90.5)
Mean maximum °C (°F) 7.4
(45.3) 		7.7
(45.9) 		12.3
(54.1) 		18.6
(65.5) 		23.7
(74.7) 		26.5
(79.7) 		28.1
(82.6) 		27.2
(81.0) 		23.0
(73.4) 		16.7
(62.1) 		11.9
(53.4) 		8.5
(47.3) 		29.5
(85.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 2.4
(36.3) 		2.6
(36.7) 		6.2
(43.2) 		11.8
(53.2) 		16.4
(61.5) 		20.0
(68.0) 		22.1
(71.8) 		21.3
(70.3) 		17.6
(63.7) 		11.8
(53.2) 		7.2
(45.0) 		4.1
(39.4) 		12.0
(53.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.1
(32.2) 		0.1
(32.2) 		2.7
(36.9) 		7.2
(45.0) 		11.8
(53.2) 		15.5
(59.9) 		17.9
(64.2) 		17.3
(63.1) 		13.9
(57.0) 		8.7
(47.7) 		5.0
(41.0) 		1.9
(35.4) 		8.5
(47.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −2.3
(27.9) 		−2.5
(27.5) 		−0.9
(30.4) 		2.6
(36.7) 		7.2
(45.0) 		11.0
(51.8) 		13.6
(56.5) 		13.2
(55.8) 		10.2
(50.4) 		5.6
(42.1) 		2.7
(36.9) 		−0.4
(31.3) 		5.0
(41.0)
Mean minimum °C (°F) −11.9
(10.6) 		−10.5
(13.1) 		−8.2
(17.2) 		−3.6
(25.5) 		0.4
(32.7) 		5.7
(42.3) 		8.8
(47.8) 		7.4
(45.3) 		3.0
(37.4) 		−2.2
(28.0) 		−5.6
(21.9) 		−9.1
(15.6) 		−14.4
(6.1)
Record low °C (°F) −26.9
(−16.4) 		−31.1
(−24.0) 		−21.2
(−6.2) 		−8.6
(16.5) 		−4.0
(24.8) 		0.7
(33.3) 		4.0
(39.2) 		2.0
(35.6) 		−3.0
(26.6) 		−9.0
(15.8) 		−15.7
(3.7) 		−23.2
(−9.8) 		−31.1
(−24.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 85.4
(3.36) 		66.9
(2.63) 		56.7
(2.23) 		51.3
(2.02) 		58.8
(2.31) 		69.8
(2.75) 		85.3
(3.36) 		102.3
(4.03) 		91.3
(3.59) 		113.6
(4.47) 		96.8
(3.81) 		91.5
(3.60) 		969.7
(38.16)
Average extreme snow depth cm (inches) 12
(4.7) 		13
(5.1) 		8
(3.1) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		1
(0.4) 		2
(0.8) 		7
(2.8) 		19
(7.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 13 10 9 8 10 10 10 12 11 13 14 14 134
Source 1: SMHI Open Data for Rörastrand, precipitation[8]
Source 2: SMHI Open Data for Rörastrand, temperature[9]

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Stenungsund:

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stenungsund.
  1. ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 23.
  3. ^ Stenungsunds Kommun - Broad Industrial Base (20 Nov 17 20:08 CET)
  4. ^ The Local: Sweden's News in English - Graves Hint at Contact with Romans (8 Nov 06 19:18 CET) Archived 2008-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-11-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ Hus och fordon drogs med i skredet längs E6 i Stenungsund Dagens Nyheter, published 23rd of September 2024, in Swedish, retrieved 4th of July 2024
  7. ^ E6 Highway Reopens After Landslide Repairs Swedish news in English, retrieved 17th of July 2024
  8. ^ "Open Data for Rörastrand" (in Swedish). Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Open Data for Rörastrand" (in Swedish). Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. Retrieved 17 February 2022.


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