Rixö
Place in Bohuslän, Sweden
58°23′N 11°29′E / 58.383°N 11.483°E / 58.383; 11.483 (31 December 2010)[1]
Rixö is a locality situated in Lysekil Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 357 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
History
The settlement grew up around the granite quarry and stonemasonry industry in the shore of Brofjorden. The industry was started on a German initiative and was run by Skandinaviska Granit AB in 1875–1964. Most of the stone was exported to Germany for the building of Autobahn; some went to Argentina and to various constructions in Sweden.[2] As of 2018, only a small part of the quarry is in operation.
Geography
In Brofjorden, opposite Rixö is Ryxö island, a designated nature reserve.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ "Rixön stenhuggerier". www.digitaltmuseum.se. Bohuslän Museum, DigitaltMuseum. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Nr 1065. Länsstyrelsens i Göteborgs och Bohus län resolution" (PDF). www.lansstyrelsen.se. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
External links
Media related to Rixö at Wikimedia Commons
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