- Henån
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Henån
image_caption =
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =Sweden
subdivision_type1 = Municipality
subdivision_name1 =Orust Municipality
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 =Västra Götaland County
subdivision_type3 = Province
subdivision_name3 =Bohuslän
area_footnotes = cite web |title=Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 |publisher=Statistics Sweden |url=http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%E4torternami0810tab1.xls |format=xls |language=Swedish |accessdate=2008-05-15]
area_total_km2 = 1.93
population_as_of = 2005-12-31
population_footnotes =
population_total = 1,855
population_density_km2 = 959
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd=58 |latm=14 |lats= |latNS=N
longd=11 |longm=41 |longs= |longEW=E
website =Henån is a small town on the island Orust in
Bohuslän on the west coast ofSweden and the seat ofOrust Municipality ,Västra Götaland County .Henån is home to approximately 2,000 permanent all year residents with a significant increase of city living summer residents who come and stay in their summer cottages, frequently passed down for generations.
In 1850, Henån became of the first swimming resorts in Sweden where people from Gothenburg, Alingsås, and other inland cities and towns came to stay with locals to enjoy the warm summer waters in the ocean. Later hotels and hostels were built and saw the town of Henån grow.
There is a magnificent legacy of boat building on Henån which still lives on amongst the residents. while most of the smaller traditional boat building shops have since long closed down, the legacy has evolved into some of the most spectactular and beautiful yacht manufacturers in the world. With brands like Najad, Hallberg-Rassy, Malö and Regina af Vindö the craftsmanship lives on.
To ensure the skills are passed on to new generation, Henån is home to the one of the most reputable boat building schools in Scandinavia. [http://www.obot.se/ Orust Båtbyggarskola] is a college progam with focus on boat building. To the right you can see some of the students rowing one of the main school projects.
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