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Uddevalla[1] is a city of 50.000 people in Bohuslän, on the west coast of Sweden

[edit] Get in

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Express buses stop at Torp bus station, 7 km west of the city centre. Säfflebussen which runs between Berlin and Oslo and E6-expressen between Gothenburg and Oslo stops here.

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There are frequent train connections to Strömstad in the north, Trollhättan (Öxnered) in the east, and Göteborg due south.

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The closest airport Trollhättan, about 30 minutes away by car, has flights to Stockholm

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• The Shellbanks The largest shell banks in the world are in Uddevalla.
• Bohuslän Museum One of Sweden's most visited museums, exhibits feature Bohuslän’s changing history and the living conditions of its inhabitant
• Tureborg The ruins of a medieval-styled castle, built 1899-1912 by Ture Malmgren, founder of Bohusläningen, a local newspaper. Were ravaged by fire in 1950, but the ruins still stands. The castle were filled with secret tunnels, which later were sealed.
  • Villa Elfkullen A large building with a very peculiar design, also built by Ture Malmgren. Open to the public on sundays july - september. Like the castle, the building is filled with secret compartments.

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Hostel by the sea in Gustafsberg

• Unda camping - 451 94 Uddevalla - 0522-863 47 [2] 400 spots, 6 cabins. Good beaches, a nearby nature reserve, several activities during the summer. Open the entire year.

• STF Vandrarhem Gustafsberg Tel: 0522-152 00 [3]. Hostel by the sea in Gustafsberg. Formerly the greater temperated bath house. Located 6 km along the boardwalk.

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[edit] Get out

Oslo ← Strömstad ←

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