Vargön

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Vargön is a locality situated in Vänersborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 4,919 inhabitants in 2010. Vargön is noted for Vargön Alloys, a metal manufacturer which uses about 2% of the electricity in Sweden. ()

Alternative names: Population: 5 thous. (2019)Area: 1.55 mi²Coordinates: 58°21'21"N, 12°23'23"E

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Västra GötalandSweden

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Vargön – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Trollhättan Falls, Vänersborgs kyrka, Halleberg, Kungajaktmuseet.

6.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Trollhättan Falls, Trollhättan
167 min walk • Trollhättan Falls is a waterfall in the Göta river in Sweden. The falls starts at Malgö Bridge in central Trollhättan, and has a total height of 32 metres, making up a large part of the 44 metre total fall of the river from Vänern to Kattegat.
2.9 miNW
Church
Vänersborgs kyrka, Vänersborg
74 min walk • The Vänersborg Church is a church building in the central parts of Vänersborg, Sweden. Belonging to the Vänersborg and Väne-Ryr Parish of the Church of Sweden, it was built between 1783 and 1784. It was inaugurated on 5 August 1784.
2.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Halleberg
74 min walk • Halleberg is a table mountain by lake Vänern in Vänersborg Municipality, Västergötland, Sweden. Halleberg, part of which protrudes into Lake Vänern is separated in the south by about 500 m wide valley from the adjacent Hunneberg.
1.6 miE
58°20'50"N • 12°25'54"E
Kungajaktmuseet, Vänersborg
42 min walk • History museum, Museum
6.2 miSW
Tower
Trollhättan Water Tower, Trollhättan
159 min walk • The Trollhättan Water Tower is a landmark in central Trollhättan in Västergötland, Sweden. It is located next to Drottningtorget and University College West. The tower was built in 1909 by architect Erik Josephsson at the same year as Olidan Power Station. In 1992 it was converted to a tower of apartments.
2.3 miW
Arenas and stadiums, Sport, Sport venue
Arena Vänersborg, Vänersborg
58 min walk • Arena Vänersborg is an indoor arena in Vänersborg, Sweden. It is used for bandy, concerts and other events. It hosted the 2013 Bandy World Championship. For the second time Group A is a separate event.
6.3 miSW
Hockey, Sport, Sport venue
Slättbergshallen, Trollhättan
160 min walk • Slättbergshallen is a sports venue for ice sports in Trollhättan, Sweden. It opened on 14 November 2009. It consists of one indoor venue with a bandy field, which holds 3,400 people, but can hold 4,000 at bigger events, and two indoor venues with ice hockey rinks, one with a spectator capacity of around 2,000 and one without.
6 miSW
58°17'10"N • 12°17'30"E
Trollhättans Stadsbibliotek, Trollhättan
153 min walk • Library
5.4 miSW
Sport, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums
Edsborgs IP, Trollhättan
138 min walk • Edsborgs IP is a football stadium in Trollhättan, and the home arena for FC Trollhättan. Edsborgs IP has a total capacity of 5,100 spectators.