Ljungskile () is a

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Uddevalla Municipality Uddevalla Municipality () is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Uddevalla. The present municipality was created in 1971 when the ''City of Uddevalla'' (which had absorbed the rural mun ...

Västra Götaland County Västra Götaland County () is a county or '' län'' on the western coast of Sweden. The county is the second most populous of Sweden's counties and it comprises 49 municipalities (''kommuner''). Its population of 1,616,000 amounts to 17% of S ...

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. It is located approximately 15 kilometers south of

Uddevalla Uddevalla is a Stad (Sweden), town in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It’s the seat of Uddevalla Municipality. In 2015, it had a population of 34,781, making it the largest town fully in Bohuslän. Uddevalla is located where the river Bäveån ...

, at the coast of Ljungskileviken and at the base of Bredfjället. It had 4 026 inhabitants in 2023. The locality is home to Lyckorna, the youngest

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in Sweden. It was founded in 1877 by Robert Macfie, a Scottish immigrant. It is also home to Ljungskile Folkhögskola, one of the biggest

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in Sweden. The first half of the locality’s name stems from Ljungs

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whose church is located in Ljungskile. Meanwhile, a “kile” is an old swedish word which translates roughly to “

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”. “Ljungskile” therefore means "Ljungs’s Bay”.

Sports

The local

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team,

Ljungskile SK Ljungskile SK is a Swedish football club located in Ljungskile, a town within Uddevalla Municipality. They currently play in the Swedish third tier, Division 1. History Ljungskile SK, formed in 1926, is famous for their promotions between 199 ...

, was founded on the 16:th of May 1926. Despite Ljungskile’s small population, the team managed to reach

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, the highest level in the

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, where they competed both the 1997 and 2008 seasons. As of 2025 the men’s team has been relegated to Division 1 while the women’s are in Division 2. Their home field is at Skarsjövallen. Other sport clubs from Ljungskile include: * Athletics: Hälle IF * Sailing: Ljungskile Segelsällskap * Golf: Lyckorna Golfklubb * Tennis: Ljungskile Tennisförening

Transport

Roads

In Ljungskile, the

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connects with the

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167 toward

Lilla Edet Lilla Edet is a locality and the seat of Lilla Edet Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 4,862 inhabitants in 2010. Lilla Edet was the smallest of three settlements that were burnt down in Sweden on 25 June 1888. The wooden to ...

Bus

The local bus line, the 826, goes in a loop through Lyckorna and Hälle before returning to Ljungskile Station. From there, there are two lines going toward Kampenhof Resecentrum in central

, one line via Grohed and one via Ammenäs. There are also two express lines stopping at Ljungskile Station, both of which only stopping in

Kungälv Kungälv () is a cities of Sweden, city and the seat of Kungälv Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It is also a part of Greater Gothenburg Metropolitan Area. It had 22,768 inhabitants in 2010. In 2021, the main Kungälv - Ytterby - ...

before reaching their terminus in

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. After Ljungskile, one of the lines continues non-stop to central Uddevalla, while the other becomes a slower paced ride towards

Lysekil Lysekil () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Lysekil Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had about 7,600 inhabitants in 2018. Situated on the south tip of Stångenäs peninsula at the mouth of Gullmarn fjord, it ...

after passing Torp Terminalen.

Train

Ljungskile Station is part of the

Bohus Line The Bohus Line () is a railway line from Gothenburg via Uddevalla and Munkedal to Strömstad. The line is single track and electrified at . Bohus Line has seventeen stations; Strömstad, Skee, Överby, Tanum, Rabbalshede, Hällevadshol ...

References

Populated places in Uddevalla Municipality {{VästraGötaland-geo-stub