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Sotenäs, Västra Götaland County, Swedeni
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Västra Götaland CountyCounty
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View of the Malmön granite quarrying area, in 1902.

Bohuslän quarry, Malmön, Sotenäs, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
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View of the Malmön granite quarrying area, in 1902.

Bohuslän quarry, Malmön, Sotenäs, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
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View of the Malmön granite quarrying area, ca. 1910.

Bohuslän quarry, Malmön, Sotenäs, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
05133620017272427881557.jpg
View of the Malmön granite quarrying area, in 1902.

Bohuslän quarry, Malmön, Sotenäs, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
03905890017272427896397.jpg
View of the Malmön granite quarrying area, in 1902.

Bohuslän quarry, Malmön, Sotenäs, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
02272170017272427906120.jpg
View of the Malmön granite quarrying area, ca. 1910.

Bohuslän quarry, Malmön, Sotenäs, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
05133620017272427881557.jpg
View of the Malmön granite quarrying area, in 1902.

Bohuslän quarry, Malmön, Sotenäs, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
03905890017272427896397.jpg
View of the Malmön granite quarrying area, in 1902.

Bohuslän quarry, Malmön, Sotenäs, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Kungshamn3,657 (2017)
Hunnebostrand2,053 (2017)
Smögen1,292 (2017)
Väjern659 (2012)
Bovallstrand447 (2017)
Malmön260 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
425159
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:425159:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Sotenäs, Comté de Västra Götaland, Suède
German:
Sotenäs, Västra Götalands län, Schweden
Italian:
Sotenäs, Contea di Västra Götaland, Svezia
Simplified Chinese:
索特内斯市, 西约塔兰省, 瑞典
Spanish:
Municipio de Sotenäs, Provincia de Västra Götaland, Suecia
Swedish:
Sotenäs Kommun, Västra Götalands län, Sverige
Asturian:
Sotenäs, Provincia de Västra Götaland, Suecia
Basque:
Sotenäs udalerria, Västra Götalandeko konderria, Suedia
Belarusian:
Сутэнес, Вестра-Гёталанд, Швецыя
Bulgarian:
Сутенес, Вестра Йоталанд, Швеция
Cebuano:
Sotenäs Kommun, Västra Götalands län, Suwesya
Danish:
Sotenäs kommun, Västra Götalands län, Sverige
Dutch:
Sotenäs, Västra Götalands län, Zweden
Faroese:
Sotenäs kommuna, Västra Götalands län, Svøríki
Farsi/Persian:
بخش سوتنس, شهرستان وسترا یوتلاند, سوئد
Finnish:
Sotenäsin kunta, Länsi-Götanmaan lääni, Ruotsi
Hungarian:
Sotenäs község, Västra Götaland megye, Svédország
Korean:
소테네스시, 베스트라예탈란드주, 스웨덴
Limburgian:
Sotenäs, Västra Götalands län, Zwede
Lithuanian:
Sotenesas, Vestra Jotalandas, Švedija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Kommun Sotenäs, Lehn Westgötland, Sweden
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Sotenäs Chū-tī-chhī, Sūi-tián
Northern Sami:
Sotenäsa gielda, Oarje-Götalándda leatna, Ruoŧŧa
Norwegian:
Sotenäs kommune, Västra Götalands län, Sverige
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Sotenäs kommun, Västra Götalands län, Sverige
Polish:
Gmina Sotenäs, Västra Götaland, Szwecja
Portuguese:
Sotenäs, Gotalândia Ocidental, Suécia
Romanian:
Comuna Sotenäs, Västra Götalands län, Suedia
Scots:
Sotenäs Municipality, Västra Götaland Coonty, Swaden
Traditional Chinese:
索特內斯市, 瑞典
Ukrainian:
Сутенес, Вестра-Йоталанд, Швеція
Vietnamese:
Sotenäs, Västra Götaland, Thụy Điển
Welsh:
Bwrdeistref Sotenäs, Sweden


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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soten%C3%A4s_Municipality
Wikidata ID:Q501420
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