Ljungskile

{{Infobox settlement |official_name = Ljungskile |image_skyline = E6 motorväg Ljungskile 01.jpg |image_caption = Ljungskile in Summer 1995 |pushpin_map = Sweden Västra Götaland#Sweden |pushpin_label_position = |subdivision_type = [[Country]] |subdivision_name = [[Sweden]] |subdivision_type3 = [[Municipalities of Sweden|Municipality]] |subdivision_name3 = [[Uddevalla Municipality]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Counties of Sweden|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Västra Götaland County]] |subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Sweden|Province]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Bohuslän]] |area_footnotes = <ref name=scb>{{cite web|url=http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls |title=Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km<sup>2</sup> 2005 och 2010 |date=14 December 2011 |publisher=[[Statistics Sweden]] |language=Swedish |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls |archivedate=27 January 2012 |url-status=live |accessdate=10 January 2012 }}</ref> |area_total_km2 = 3.60 |population_as_of = 31 December 2010 |population_footnotes = <ref name=scb /> |population_total = 3,375  |population_density_km2 = 937 |timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]] |utc_offset = +1 |timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] |utc_offset_DST = +2 |coordinates = {{coord|58|13|N|11|55|E|region:SE|display=inline,title}} |website = }} '''Ljungskile''' ({{IPA|sv|jɵŋsˈɕîːlɛ}})<ref>{{cite book|url=https://runeberg.org/ortnamn/0020.html|author1=Jöran Sahlgren|author2=Gösta Bergman|title=Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter|language=sv|year=1979|page=16}}</ref> is a [[Urban areas in Sweden|locality]] in [[Uddevalla Municipality]], [[Västra Götaland County]], [[Sweden]]. It is located approximately 15 kilometers south of [[Uddevalla]], at the coast of Ljungskileviken and at the base of Bredfjället. It had 4 026 inhabitants in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ljungskile (Uddevalla, Västra Götaland, Sweden) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/sweden/vastragotaland/uddevalla/1485TB107__ljungskile/ |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref>

The locality is home to Lyckorna, the youngest [[seaside resort]] in Sweden. It was founded in 1877 by Robert Macfie, a Scottish immigrant.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Ljungskile - en del av Uddevalla |url=https://www.vastsverige.com/uddevalla/destinationer/ljungskile/ |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=www.vastsverige.com |language=sv}}</ref> It is also home to Ljungskile Folkhögskola, one of the biggest [[Folk high school|Folk High Schools]] in Sweden.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-25 |title=Ljungskile folkhögskola - folkhogskola.nu |url=https://www.folkhogskola.nu/sok-skolor/Vastra-Gotalands-lan/Ljungskile-folkhogskola/ |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=www.folkhogskola.nu |language=sv}}</ref>

The first half of the locality’s name stems from Ljungs [[Socken]] whose church is located in Ljungskile. Meanwhile, a “kile” is an old swedish word which translates roughly to “[[bay]]”. “Ljungskile” therefore means "Ljungs’s Bay”.<ref name=":0" />

== Sports == The local [[Association football|football]] team, [[Ljungskile SK]], was founded on the 16:th of May 1926. Despite Ljungskile’s small population, the team managed to reach [[Allsvenskan]], the highest level in the [[Swedish football league system]], where they competed both the 1997 and 2008 seasons. As of 2025 the men’s team has been relegated to [[Division 1 (Swedish football)|Division 1]] while the women’s are in [[Division 2 (Swedish women's football)|Division 2]]. Their home field is at [[Skarsjövallen]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Klubben – Ljungskile SK |url=https://www.lsk.se/klubben/ |access-date=2025-05-07 |language=sv-SE}}</ref>

Other sport clubs from Ljungskile include:

* Athletics: Hälle IF * Sailing: Ljungskile Segelsällskap * Golf: Lyckorna Golfklubb * Tennis: Ljungskile Tennisförening

== Transport ==

=== Roads === In Ljungskile, the [[European route E6]] connects with the [[Swedish county road|county road]] 167 toward [[Lilla Edet]].

=== Bus === The local bus line, the 826, goes in a loop through Lyckorna and Hälle before returning to Ljungskile Station. From there, there are two lines going toward Kampenhof Resecentrum in central [[Uddevalla]], one line via Grohed and one via [[Ammenäs]].

There are also two express lines stopping at Ljungskile Station, both of which only stopping in [[Kungälv]] before reaching their terminus in [[Gothenburg]]. After Ljungskile, one of the lines continues non-stop to central Uddevalla, while the other becomes a slower paced ride towards [[Lysekil]] after passing [[Torp Köpcentrum|Torp Terminalen]].

=== Train === Ljungskile Station is part of the [[Bohus Line]].

== References == {{Reflist}}

[[Category:Populated places in Uddevalla Municipality]]