Uddevalla is the largest
city in
Bohuslän in western
Sweden. It has a population of about 35,000 and is the seat of
Uddevalla Municipality (pop. 50,000) in
Västra Götaland County.It is located at the bay Byfjorden, of the south-eastern part of the sea known as
Skagerrak. The beaches of Uddevalla are filled with seashells, and Uddevalla has one of the largest shellbanks in the world.Uddevalla has a small port and once hosted a large shipyard called Uddevallavarvet, which in
1960 was the largest employer in
Bohuslän. But in the 1970s all shipyards in Sweden experienced a
recession which also led to the closure of Uddevallavarvet in
1985.
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