Lysekil Municipality


Lysekil Municipality is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Lysekil.
The present municipality was formed in 1971, when the City of Lysekil was amalgamated with Stångenäs and the island of Skaftö.

Geography

Lysekil Municipality borders to the municipalities of Sotenäs, Munkedal and Uddevalla. The city of Lysekil is located on the southern tip of the municipality, by the Kattegatt strait.
The bay to the east, marking the border to Uddevalla, is called Gullmarsfjorden, or Gullmarn. It is Sweden's only true fjord. It is 25 km long, between 1–3 km wide, with a maximum depth of 118.5 meters. The depth at the mouth is only 20–40 meters on average, leading to a distinctive marine life in the fjord. Gullmaren is currently Sweden's only marine nature preservation area, and is home to several marine research institutes due to it being an easily studied microclimate.
Some of the municipal islets are considered part of the Gothenburg archipelago. Many islets are like small communities by themselves, with interesting histories of trading, fishing and stone quarrying in addition to their scenic nature.

History

Due to its geographical location, the industry has always been dominated by fishing, which also shows on its coat of arms. Lysekil was mainly known as a bathing location in Sweden in the 19th century, due to its popular bathing house dating from 1847.
Today tourism plays an important part in the economy of the municipality.

Localities

Distribution of the 41 seats in the municipal council after the 2010 election:
Results of the 2010 Swedish general election in Lysekil:
Lysekil Municipality has three sister cities:
It also has one village it sponsors: