Marstrand

Marstrand () is a seaside locality situated in Kungälv Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 1,320 inhabitants in 2010. The town got its name from its location on the island of Marstrand. Despite its small population, for historical reasons Marstrand is often referred to as a city.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Marstrand
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Västra Götaland#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Kungälv Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Västra Götaland County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Bohuslän
Settlement.area_total_km2: 0.88
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2010
Settlement.population_total: 1,319
Settlement.population_density_km2: 1507
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1
Settlement.timezone_DST: CEST
Settlement.utc_offset_DST: +2

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Official website

Marstrand – Upplev Sveriges vackraste skärgård

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Marstrand
Population: 349
Area: 34
Official website: www.marstrand.se
Image: Marstrand - KMB - 16000300022826 (cropped).jpg
Dialing code: 0303

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Commons category: Marstrand
P8168: Spokane
postal code: 442 66

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The city had free port status, which was declared by King Gustav III, from 1775 to 1794. Religious liberty established by the same sovereign allowed an early Swedish congregation of Jews to be established there in 1775 and one of Scandinavia's first synagogues was set up in Fort Fredriksborg in 1780, making the village a notable site to the history of the Jews in Sweden.