Onsala

Onsala
Church in Onsala from the 12th century
Onsala
Coordinates: 57°24′53″N 12°01′21″E / 57.41472°N 12.0225°E / 57.41472; 12.0225Coordinates: 57°24′53″N 12°01′21″E / 57.41472°N 12.0225°E / 57.41472; 12.0225
Country	Sweden
Province	Halland
County	Halland County
Municipality	Kungsbacka Municipality
Area[1]
– Total	10.44 km2 (4 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
– Total	11,375
– Density	1,090/km2 (2,823.1/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Onsala is a locality situated in Kungsbacka Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 11,375 inhabitants in 2005.^[1] It is also the biggest peninsula in Sweden, 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Gothenburg.

The population is around 12-14,000 with a densely inhabited east coast, mainly consisting of single-family homes. The biggest village is Gottskär, in older days a fishing village, and which today has a few restaurants and a leisure boat harbour. Lars Gathenhielm was born in the old parish of Onsala. He was a Swedish privateer commissioned by the king to raid Danish ships. Hs wife, Ingela, took over his business as a privateer as a widow. They are interred in a basement crypt beneath the smaller tower of the church. Their white sarcophagi have carved "jolly rogers" at the foot end.

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Onsala:

• Onsala BK

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2000 och 2005" (in Swedish) (xls). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%c3%a4torternami0810tab1.xls. Retrieved 2009-04-19.