Stenungsund ( Swedish pronunciation: [stɛnɵŋˈsɵnːd] ) is a locality and the seat of Stenungsund Municipality , Västra Götaland County , Sweden with 9,987 inhabitants in 2010.
5-568: 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. The annual long-distance sailing competition Tjörn Runt starts in Stenungsund. Archaeological excavations in Stenungsund in 2006 discovered
10-539: A site of Iron Age burials (1st - 3rd century AD), notable for the unusual presence of Roman ceramic artifacts. Stenungsund was the host of the Tug-of-War championship in 2008. 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
15-629: The E6 motorway reopened on Friday the 5th of July 2024, in the early morning hours. The following sports clubs are located in Stenungsund: This article about a location in Västra Götaland County , Sweden is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tj%C3%B6rn Bridge The Tjörn Bridge ( Swedish : Tjörnbron ) is a cable-stayed bridge which together with two smaller bridges connects Stenungsund on mainland Sweden with
20-632: The island Tjörn on the western coast of the country. The length is 664 m (2,178 ft), the span width is 366 m (1,201 ft), and the height above the water is 45.7 m (150 ft). Inaugurated in 1981, the bridge was built in record time after its predecessor, the Almö Bridge , which was inaugurated in June 1960, collapsed after the bulk carrier MS Star Clipper collided with its span at 1:30 a.m. on 18 January 1980 in fog and darkness. Eight people died in seven vehicles that plunged into
25-491: The name meant "the village at the foot of the mountain." The village had several names including Staenungum, Steffningsbyn and lastly Stännung. 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. A shop selling wood and building materials lost its access to the road network. After nine months of repair work,
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