Fiskebäckskil

Fiskebäckskil is a locality in Lysekil Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, at the mouth of the Gullmarn fjord. It had 379 inhabitants in 2010.^[1] Once primarily a fishing community, it transformed into a shipping community in the 19th century and currently is a thriving tourist resort.

Fiskebäckskil
Carl Wilhelmson's studio
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Coordinates: 58°14′50″N 11°27′30″E
Country	Sweden
Province	Bohuslän
County	Västra Götaland County
Municipality	Lysekil Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2010)[1]
• Total	379
• Density	527/km2 (1,360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Notable residents

• Elise Hwasser (1831-1894), stage actress
• Johan Hjalmar Théel (1848-1937) Marine zoologist, director of local zoological station 1892–1908
• Frida Kinhult (1999-) professional golfer
• Marcus Kinhult (1996-) professional golfer, winner on the European Tour
• Michael Thorndyke [sv] (1946–) British marine biologist
• Carl Wilhelmson (1866–1928) Artist and professor

Fiskebäckskil around 1900