Marstrand

Marstrand
Marstrand
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Marstrand is located in Sweden
Marstrand
Coordinates: 57°53′N 11°35′E / 57.883°N 11.583°E / 57.883; 11.583Coordinates: 57°53′N 11°35′E / 57.883°N 11.583°E / 57.883; 11.583
Country Sweden
Province Bohuslän
County Västra Götaland County
Municipality Kungälv Municipality
Area[1]
 - Total 0.88 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
 - Total 1,432
 - Density 1,625/km2 (4,208.7/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Arms; incorporated with Kungälv Municipality in 1971

Marstrand is a seaside locality situated in Kungälv Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 1,432 inhabitants in 2005.[1] It has held city privileges since 1200. The most striking feature about Marstrand is the 17th century fortress Carlsten, named after King Carl X Gustav of Sweden. The town got its name from its location on the island Marstrandsön. Recently the town has expanded to the neighbouring island Koön, which has bridge access to the mainland.

During the last quarter of the 18th century Marstrand had the free port status, granted by the King Gustav III. Marstrand is a popular sailing resort in summer time. It is also the venue of the annual Match Cup Sweden, a match race sailing competition.

Administratively Marstrand and its immediately surrounding islands constituted a city municipality of its own up until the local government reform in 1971, when it was merged into Kungälv Municipality.

Marstrand is, despite its small population, for historical reasons often still referred to as a city. Statistics Sweden, however, only counts localities with more than 10,000 inhabitants as cities.

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Sports

Sailing

Being an island makes Marstrand an ideal location for sailing and sailing competitions.

Marstrand is the host venue for the prestigious Match Cup Sweden event which is part of the World Match Racing Tour. The event draws the world's best sailing teams to Marstrand in a gladiatorial battle of nerve and skill on the water. The identical supplied (DS-37) boats are raced two at a time in an on the water dogfight which tests the sailors and skippers to the limits of their physical abilities. Points accrued count towards the World Match Racing Tour and a place in the final event, with the overall winner taking the title ISAF World Match Racing Tour Champion. Match racing is an ideal sport for spectators in Marstand. Racing is held approximately 15m from the shore providing excellent heart of the action views for the audience. Highlights of the event can be seen on Eurosport television and via the official World Match Racing Tour website.

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 2009-05-10. 

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Localities:
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  • Marstrand — Original name in latin Marstrand Name in other language Marshtrand, Marstrand, Марштранд State code SE Continent/City Europe/Stockholm longitude 57.88699 latitude 11.58218 altitude 14 Population 1432 Date 2013 01 21 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

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