{{Infobox settlement | official_name = Lysekil | image_skyline = Lysekil Compilation 2022.png | image_caption = From the top, left to right: Lysekil skyline, the Gentry Salon, Gamlestan, Pinnevik beach, Lysekil church, and the Town Park. | pushpin_map = Sweden Västra Götaland#Sweden | pushpin_label_position = | coordinates = {{Coord|58|16|39|N|11|26|33|E|region:SE_type:city|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = [[Country]] | subdivision_name = [[Sweden]] | subdivision_type3 = [[Municipalities of Sweden|Municipality]] | subdivision_name3 = [[Lysekil 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=sv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls |archive-date=27 January 2012 |url-status=live |access-date=10 January 2012}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 3.75 | population_as_of = 1 December 2022 | population_footnotes = <ref name="kommunfakta">{{cite web |title=Kommunfakta |url=https://www.lysekil.se/kommun-och-politik/kommunfakta.html |website=www.lysekil.se |publisher=[[Lysekil Municipality]] |access-date=15 September 2018 |archive-date=15 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915155121/https://www.lysekil.se/kommun-och-politik/kommunfakta.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | population_total = about 8,000 | population_density_km2 = 2032 | timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]] | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] | utc_offset_DST = +2 | website = {{URL|https://www.lysekil.se/}} }} '''Lysekil''' ({{IPA|sv|ˈlŷːsɛˌɕiːl}})<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 |access-date=2019-04-24 |archive-date=2019-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230212746/http://runeberg.org/ortnamn/0020.html |url-status=live }}</ref> is a [[Urban areas in Sweden|locality]] and the seat of [[Lysekil Municipality]] in [[Västra Götaland County]], Sweden. It had about 7,600 inhabitants in 2018.<ref name="kommunfakta" /> Situated on the south tip of Stångenäs peninsula at the mouth of [[Gullmarn]] fjord, it has two [[nature reserve]]s.
Originally a small [[fishing village]], it developed into a town for [[Fishing industry|fishing industries]], [[Maritime transport|commercial shipping]] and trade during the 18th and 19th centuries. [[Stone industry]] based on the red [[Bohus granite]] from quarries in the town, was also vital to Lysekil up until the 1950s. One of Sweden's largest oil refineries, [[Preemraff Lysekil]] is situated outside the town.
During the 19th century, Lysekil was established as a prominent [[seaside resort|spa and bathing resort]] and tourism still makes up a large part of the town's economy.
== History == Lysekil is first mentioned in 1570.<ref name="hist" /> It was originally an estate belonging to Lyse farm further inland.<ref name="Nordisk" /> The population lived mostly on fishing and [[Maritime transport|commercial shipping]].<ref name="hist">{{cite web |last1=Droste |first1=Heiko |title=Lysekils historia |url=http://ortshistoria.se/stad/lysekil/historia |website=www.ortshistoria.se |publisher=Stads- och kommunhistoriska institutet |access-date=15 September 2018 |archive-date=16 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916022849/http://ortshistoria.se/stad/lysekil/historia |url-status=live }}</ref> The first settlement was on the north side on the tip of Stångenäs peninsula, where a natural, sheltered harbor is formed by a bay in Kornö fjord. The area is known today as North Harbour (''Norra Hamnen'').<ref name=Nordisk>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Lysekil |encyclopedia=[[Nordisk familjebok]]–Uggleupplagan |editor1=Westrin, Theodor |year=1912 |publisher=Nordisk familjeboks förl. |url=https://runeberg.org/nfbq/0061.html |pages=85–90 |location=Stockholm |language=sv}}</ref> Before fixed [[lighthouse]]es were built in the area, the local inhabitants would light false [[beacon]] fires, causing ships to run aground. [[Looting|Pillaging]] wrecks and also killing sailors who defended their stranded ships, was common along the coastline.<ref name="history" /> During the [[Great Northern War]] (1700–1721), Lysekil was one of the harbors along the Swedish west coast where [[privateer]]ing became sanctioned by the government through the issuing of [[Letter of marque|letters of marque]]. [[Charles XII of Sweden]] needed ships and men for the navy and one of the ways to get this was to give private ships and captains permission to seize and capture enemy ships and their crews.<ref name="kapare">{{cite web |title=1700-talet – kaperiets guldålder |url=http://www.skagerrakskapare.se/?page_id=14 |website=www.skagerrakskapare.se |publisher=Skagerraks Kapare - Lysekil Municipality |access-date=15 September 2018 |archive-date=16 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916082934/http://www.skagerrakskapare.se/?page_id=14 |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Lysekil - KMB - 16001000325864.jpg|thumb|left|North Harbor in 1920–30]] When [[herring]] fishing peaked after 1750, fishing industries flourished in Lysekil. The main export products were [[Salting (food)|salted herring]] and [[Whale oil|train oil]] made from boiled herring to extract the [[Fish oil|oil]].<ref name="history">{{cite web |last1=Fredh |first1=Terje W |title=Historien om etableringen av ett raffinaderi |trans-title=The story behind establishing a refinery |url=http://www.hembygd.se/stangenas/files/2015/11/Scanraff-1.pdf |website=www.hembygd.se |publisher=Sveriges Hembygdsförbund |access-date=15 September 2018 |archive-date=2 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102122534/https://www.hembygd.se/stangenas/files/2015/11/Scanraff-1.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="turist">{{cite web |title=Lysekil, staden vid havet |url=https://www.vastsverige.com/lysekil/produkter/lysekil/ |website=www.bohuslan.com |publisher=Lysekils Turistbyrå |access-date=15 September 2018 |archive-date=16 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916024340/https://www.vastsverige.com/lysekil/produkter/lysekil/ |url-status=live }}</ref> During the [[Age of Sail]], Lysekil became a center for fishing, shipping and transport. At the mid 1800s, the [[fishing village]] had a number of sailing ships. In 1909, 18 large sailing ships and 10 [[steamboat]]s were registered in Lysekil. The harbor records that same year show 6,832 ships, including 185 foreign, coming and leaving.<ref name="Nordisk" />
[[File:Lysekil - KMB - 16001000324794.jpg|thumb|Lysekil bath houses circa 1920–30]] During the second part of the 1800s, Lysekil developed into a [[seaside resort|bathing resort]]. The first [[Public bathing|warm water bath house]] was made from the [[Cabin (ship)|cabin]] of a ship and the first real house was built in 1849.<ref name="bad">{{cite web |title=Badorten Lysekil |url=https://www.bohuslansmuseum.se/samlingar-och-historia/badorten-lysekil/ |website=www.bohuslansmuseum.se |publisher=Bohusläns Museum |access-date=16 September 2018 |archive-date=16 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916132033/https://www.bohuslansmuseum.se/samlingar-och-historia/badorten-lysekil/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1859, [[Carl Curman]] became resident physician at the resort. He had studied the climate along the west coast and found Lysekil to be best suited for a [[spa town]] and through his contacts, the town became a resort favoured by the [[Stockholm]] socialite. New bathhouses, hotels and parks were built in 1864–1890 along the south side of the town, now known as the South Harbor (''Södra Hamnen''). Among those were the two Curman Villas built in [[Dragestil]].<ref name="Nordisk" /><ref name="bad" /><ref>{{cite journal |last=Curman |first=Sigurd |title=Curmans villor i Lysekil |trans-title=Curman Villas in Lysekil |date=1960 |journal=Vikarvet |volume=1958/1959 (21) |pages=3–16 : ill |id={{LIBRIS|9054734}} |issn=0349-0351}}</ref>
During [[World War II]] was one of the ports involved in [[Operation Bridford]] during which fast ships, called "Blockade runners", could break through the German [[Skagerrak]] [[Naval mine|mine]] blockade and ship [[ball bearing]]s to [[Kingston upon Hull]], England. The same route was later used to bring supplies and ammunition from Britain to the [[Danish resistance movement]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Carr |first1=Richard |title=The Blockade Runners |url=http://www.paxmanhistory.org.uk/blockade.htm |website=www.paxmanhistory.org.uk |publisher=[[Paxman (engines)|Paxman Diesels]] |access-date=16 September 2018 |archive-date=6 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106063838/http://www.paxmanhistory.org.uk/blockade.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Fredh |first=Terje W. |title=Kullagertrafiken (the blockade runners) mellan Hull och Lysekil-Brofjorden-Hunnebostrand 1943-1945 |date=1975 |publisher=[self] |location=Lysekil |id={{LIBRIS|671723}}}}</ref>
On 19 August 1961, the only [[collision between a car and a submarine]] recorded in history happened in Lysekil.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carlsson |first=Mårten |title=En ovanlig olycka 1961 |url=https://www.klassiker.nu/reportage/en-ovanlig-olycka-1961 |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=klassiker.nu |language=sv}}</ref>
== Geography == [[File:Stångehuvud red granite cliffs 01.jpg|thumb|Red granite cliffs in Stångehuvud]] Lysekil is situated on the south tip of the Stångenäs peninsula on the Swedish west coast at the mouth of [[Gullmarn]] fjord. The town is surrounded on three sides by the sea and a number of islands and islets. The largest islands are Stora and Lilla Skeppsholmen, Skälholmarna, Valboholmen, Humlesäcken, Stångholmen, Släggö, Grötö, and Tova.<ref name="Nordisk" />
Lysekil is surrounded by harbors, piers, boardwalks and quays on all sides facing the sea. The two main harbors are North Harbor and South Harbor. At the North Harbor, the original small wooden cottages and houses from the first settlement, ''Gamlestan'' (Old Town), have been restored and rebuilt into a picturesque part of the town. Both the north and the south harbors have guest harbors as well as plenty of restaurants and cafés.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lysekil - Norra Hamnen |url=http://www.svenskagasthamnar.se/norra-vastkusten/lysekil-norra-hamnen/ |website=www.svenskagasthamnar.se |publisher=Svenska Gästhamnar |access-date=16 September 2018 |archive-date=16 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916235607/http://www.svenskagasthamnar.se/norra-vastkusten/lysekil-norra-hamnen/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Havsbadets gästhamn |url=https://www.lysekil.se/uppleva-och-gora/idrott-motion-och-friluftsliv/batplatser-batupplag-och-gasthamnar/gasthamnar/havsbadets-gasthamn.html |website=www.lysekil.se |publisher=[[Lysekil Municipality]] |access-date=16 September 2018 |archive-date=17 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917034220/https://www.lysekil.se/uppleva-och-gora/idrott-motion-och-friluftsliv/batplatser-batupplag-och-gasthamnar/gasthamnar/havsbadets-gasthamn.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== Nature reserves === There are two [[nature reserve]]s in Lysekil, [[Stångehuvud]] and Gullmarn fjord. The [[Bohus granite|red granite]] cliffs of Stångehuvud were bought for conservation purpose in 1920 by [[Calla Curman]] and in 1982, the area was established as a nature reserve. The cliffs make up the southwest end of Stångenäs peninsula.<ref name="stange">{{cite web |last1=Andersson |first1=Thomas |title=Stångehuvud |url=http://www.stangehuvud.se/index.htm |website=www.stangehuvud.se |publisher=Thomas Andersson |access-date=16 September 2018 |archive-date=16 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916130305/http://www.stangehuvud.se/index.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="lans">{{cite web |last2=Jansson |first2=Carl-Axel |last1=Norling |first1=Åke |title=Förklarande av Stångehuvudområdet i Lysekils kommun som naturreservat |url=http://ext-dokument.lansstyrelsen.se/VastraGotaland/Naturvard/Skyddade_omr/regdos2000760.pdf |website=www.lansstyrelsen.se |publisher=Gothenburg County Council |access-date=16 September 2018 |archive-date=16 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916130210/http://ext-dokument.lansstyrelsen.se/VastraGotaland/Naturvard/Skyddade_omr/regdos2000760.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Calla>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Linder |first=Gurli |title=Calla Curman (f. Lundström) |encyclopedia=[[Svenskt biografiskt lexikon]] |year=1931 |publisher=[[National Archives of Sweden]] |location=Stockholm |language=sv |volume=09 |page=466 |url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=15740 |access-date=16 September 2018}}</ref> In 1983, Gullmarn fjord was designated as Sweden's first [[marine conservation]] area.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lansstyrelsen.se/vastragotaland/Sv/djur-och-natur/skyddad-natur/naturreservat/lanets-naturreservat/lysekil/gullmarn/Pages/index.aspx |title=Gullmarn |publisher=Västra Götaland County Council |access-date=2018-09-16 |archive-date=2016-11-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161111191713/http://www.lansstyrelsen.se/VastraGotaland/Sv/djur-och-natur/skyddad-natur/naturreservat/lanets-naturreservat/lysekil/gullmarn/Pages/index.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Economy == Starting out as a small fishing village, Lysekil developed into a place for [[fishing industry]] and refined [[fish products]]. Large amounts of [[Whale oil|train oil]] were also produced and exported to European countries as well as [[New York City|New York]] to be used in street lamps.<ref name="history" /> At the beginning of the 20th century, there were around 40 factories in Lysekil.<ref name="Nordisk" /> In 1893, Arvid Bernhard Öhnberg started the A. B. Öhnberg Canning Company which included the ''Ejderns'' brand, all now owned by [[Abba Seafood]]. They produced a special sort of caviar that is still one of the most popular sandwich [[Spread (food)|spreads]] in Sweden.<ref>{{cite web |title=Släkten Allgurén |url=http://allguren.se/LYCKE_KRIST/5Ohrn/C_FamOhnberg.htm |website=www.allguren.se |access-date=16 September 2018 |archive-date=16 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916164114/http://allguren.se/LYCKE_KRIST/5Ohrn/C_FamOhnberg.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |editor-last1=Hessler |editor-first1=Aug. |title=Svensk industrikalender |date=1947 |publisher=Sveriges Industriförbund / [[Project Runeberg]] |location=[[Stockholm]] |page=648 |edition=29 |url=https://runeberg.org/svindkal/1947/0786.html |access-date=2018-09-16 |archive-date=2018-09-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916164313/http://runeberg.org/svindkal/1947/0786.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="kalles">{{cite web |title=Kalles |url=https://www.orkla.se/brands/kalles/ |website=www.orkla.se |publisher=[[Abba Seafood|Orkla ASA]] |access-date=16 September 2018 |archive-date=16 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916164310/https://www.orkla.se/brands/kalles/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Olsson |first1=Nils |title=Sill |url=https://rigmormortis1998.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/sill-havets-silver-nils-olssons-memoarer-130930.pdf |publisher=Nils Olsson |access-date=16 September 2018 |archive-date=16 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916164314/https://rigmormortis1998.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/sill-havets-silver-nils-olssons-memoarer-130930.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Lysekil Caviar, often referred to as creamed [[Smoking (cooking)|smoked]] [[roe]], differs from normal caviar in that its main ingredients are [[roe|cod roe]], [[canola oil]], [[sugar]], [[onion]], [[tomato sauce]] and [[salt]]; it is also often seasoned with [[dill]]. [[Kalles Kaviar]] is the best-known brand.<ref name="kalles" />
[[File:The fisherman's bicycle.jpg|thumb|left|A man fishing at the old quarry in Lahälla, opposite Preemraff refinery]] Granite [[Quarry|quarries]] and [[stonemasonry]] were part of Lysekil's industries in 1850–1950. The granite was much in demand for buildings and [[Sett (paving)|street paving]] in Britain, Germany, Denmark, Belgium and Argentine. In 1909, there were five quarries in Lysekil.<ref name="Nordisk" /><ref name="gt">{{cite news |last1=Mattson |first1=Ellen |title=Stenen som ersatte sillen |url=https://www.expressen.se/gt/kultur/stenen-som-ersatte-sillen/ |access-date=16 September 2018 |work=[[Göteborgs-Tidningen]] |publisher=[[Expressen]] |date=3 August 2010 |archive-date=16 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916164303/https://www.expressen.se/gt/kultur/stenen-som-ersatte-sillen/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Tourism became a vital source of income for Lysekil in the 1850s. The town was established as a fashionable bathing resort.<ref name="Nordisk" /><ref name="bad" /> In 2018, tourism is still vital for the town's economy. It has branched out to include more activities [[underwater diving]], [[kayaking]], [[Recreational fishing|sports fishing]] and [[Earless seal|seal]] safaris.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sveriges Saltaste Badstad |url=http://alltomlysekil.se/ |website=www.alltomlysekil.se |publisher=Alltomlysekil.se |access-date=16 September 2018 |archive-date=14 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180914181139/http://alltomlysekil.se/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Välkommen till Lysekil |url=https://www.vastsverige.com/lysekil/ |website=www.vastsverige.com |publisher=Lysekils Turistbyrå |access-date=16 September 2018 |archive-date=16 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916164325/https://www.vastsverige.com/lysekil/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
One of the largest oil refinery in Sweden, [[Preemraff Lysekil]], situated a few miles outside the town, is one of the main employers in the area. Plans to build a refinery near Lysekil started in 1945 when the Swedish consumer-owned oil company Oljekonsumenters Riksförbund (OK), was formed. Negotiations for building the refinery were long and hard, and it was not until 1975 that it was inaugurated.<ref name="ok">{{cite web |last1=Stendahl |first1=Jenny |title=Oljeraffinaderiet Scanraff |trans-title=Scanraff oil refiney |url=http://okhistoria.se/agerande-i-kristider/agerande-i-kristider/oljeraffinaderiet-scanraff/ |website=www.okhistoria.se |publisher=Sveriges Oljekonsumenters Riksförbund |access-date=20 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214210307/http://okhistoria.se/agerande-i-kristider/agerande-i-kristider/oljeraffinaderiet-scanraff/ |archive-date=14 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="scanraff3">{{cite web |last1=Fredh |first1=Terje w |title=Scanraff 3 |url=http://www.hembygd.se/stangenas/files/2015/11/Scanraff-3.pdf |website=www.hembygd.se |publisher=Sveriges Hembygdsförbund |access-date=20 March 2016 |archive-date=16 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916202404/https://www.hembygd.se/stangenas/files/2015/11/Scanraff-3.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Ärendet Brofjorden |trans-title=The Brofjorden Files |date=1970 |publisher=Föreningen Rädda Brofjorden |location=Västra Frölunda |id={{LIBRIS|1773677}}}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Svensson |first1=Ronny |title=Fallet Brofjorden - regering på osäkert vatten: hur samhällsplanering fungerar i verkligheten |trans-title=The Brofjorden Case - the government in uncharted waters: how community planning works in reality |date=1971 |publisher=Wahlström & Widstrand |location=Stockholm |series=Nu! (1967), 99-0344976-3; 16 |id={{LIBRIS|7464}}}}</ref>
=== 2017 port project proposal === In late November 2017, pro-Beijing businessman and [[Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference]] (CPPCC) member [[Gao Jingde]], on behalf of a consortium led by Hong Kong-listed Sunbase International (Holdings) Ltd of which he is chairman, proposed building Scandinavia's largest port at Lysekil.<ref>{{cite news |last=Olsson |first=Jojje |url=https://sentinel.tw/china-port-scandinavia-security/ |title=A small Swedish municipality is about to let a high-profile Chinese Communist Party-linked businessman build Scandinavia's largest port on the Atlantic coast. The case shows the importance of central-level mechanisms to control inbound Chinese investments and prevent China from exploiting legal loopholes to accumulate vital infrastructure far beyond the 'One Belt, One Road' project |date=22 December 2017 |newspaper=Taiwan Sentinel |access-date=23 December 2017 |archive-date=23 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223220149/https://sentinel.tw/china-port-scandinavia-security/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Transport == [[File:Carl Wilhelmson (3).jpg|thumb|Passenger ferry ''M/S Carl Wilhelmsson'']] In 1910, Lysekil was connected with the rest of the Swedish railway network through the [[Lysekil Line]], a [[branch railway]] of the [[Bohus Line]].<ref name="Nordisk" /> Passenger transport in the line, ceased in 1983, while some freight use remained.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sten |first1=Rolf |title=LyJ, Lysekils Järnväg |url=http://www.historiskt.nu/normalsp/lyj/lyj_snabbf_2.html |website=www.historiskt.nu |publisher=Rolf Sten |access-date=16 September 2018 |archive-date=15 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315173743/http://historiskt.nu/normalsp/lyj/lyj_snabbf_2.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Maintenance in the line continued until 2016 with only a few trains running during summer.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Andersson |first1=Thomas |title=Lysekilsbanans framtid hotad |url=http://www.lysekilsposten.se/artikel/lysekilsbanans-framtid-hotad/ |access-date=16 September 2018 |work=Lysekilsposten |publisher=Lysekilsposten |date=23 January 2016 |archive-date=16 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916202154/http://www.lysekilsposten.se/artikel/lysekilsbanans-framtid-hotad/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 9 December 2018, all maintenance and traffic on the line will cease as the [[Railroad switch|switch]] in Smedberg is disconnected.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Andersson |first1=Thiomas |title=Trafikverket upphör med underhållet på Lysekilsbanan |url=http://www.lysekilsposten.se/artikel/trafikverket-upphor-med-underhallet-pa-lysekilsbanan/ |access-date=16 September 2018 |work=Lysekilsposten |publisher=Lysekilsposten |date=21 February 2018 |archive-date=16 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916202545/http://www.lysekilsposten.se/artikel/trafikverket-upphor-med-underhallet-pa-lysekilsbanan/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
The public transportation bus network in Lysekil is operated by [[Västtrafik]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hållplatser inom zon Lysekil |url=https://info.vasttrafik.se/#!/travel-information/7/19/53/ |website=www.vasttrafik.se |publisher=[[Västtrafik]] |access-date=16 September 2018 |archive-date=16 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916235234/https://info.vasttrafik.se/#!/travel-information/7/19/53/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The network also includes a ferry, ''Elise'' (line 847), between Lysekil and [[Fiskebäckskil]] on the other side of Gullmarn fjord. ''Elise'' was preceded by ''M/S Carl Wilhelmsson'', locally known as ''Calle Wille''<ref>{{cite web |title=Personfärjan Carl Wilhelmson går mellan Lysekil och Skaftö |url=http://alltomlysekil.se/besok-underbara-lysekil/med-husvagnhusbil/ |website=www.alltomlysekil.se |publisher=Alltomlysekil.se |access-date=16 September 2018 |archive-date=16 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916022249/http://alltomlysekil.se/besok-underbara-lysekil/med-husvagnhusbil/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Linje 847 |url=https://www.vasttrafik.se/reseplanering/tidtabeller/linje/856/ |publisher=[[Västtrafik]] |access-date=16 September 2018 |archive-date=16 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916202249/https://www.vasttrafik.se/reseplanering/tidtabeller/linje/856/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Elise |url=https://gunnarsbatturer.com/elise/ |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=Gunnars Båtturer |language=sv-SE}}</ref> Another ferry service across the fjord from Lysekil is the car ferry operated by [[Swedish Transport Administration|Trafikverket Färjerederiet]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tidtabell Gullmarsleden |url=https://www.trafikverket.se/farjerederiet/farjeleder/farjeleder-i-vastra-gotalands-lan/Gullmarsleden/Tidtabell-Gullmarsleden/ |website=www.trafikverket.se |publisher=[[Swedish Transport Administration]] |access-date=16 September 2018 |archive-date=16 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916202312/https://www.trafikverket.se/farjerederiet/farjeleder/farjeleder-i-vastra-gotalands-lan/Gullmarsleden/Tidtabell-Gullmarsleden/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Sights and events == [[File:Harvesting grapes in Chateaux Luna vineyard 1.jpg|thumb|Harvest in Chateaux Luna vineyard]] * Havets Hus is a [[public aquarium]] showcasing the animals living in the sea surrounding Lysekil. The aquarium cooperates with the Institute of Marine Research, part of [[Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Havets Hus Conservation |url=http://www.havetshus.se/en/akvariet/conservation/ |website=www.havetshus.se |publisher=Havets Hus |access-date=16 September 2018 |archive-date=16 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916130314/http://www.havetshus.se/en/akvariet/conservation/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Vikarvets Museum is a Working Life Museum with exhibits about life in the old days in [[Bohuslän]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Vikarvet |url=https://www.lysekil.se/uppleva-och-gora/sevardheter/vikarvet.html |website=www.lysekil.se |publisher=[[Lysekil Municipality]] |access-date=16 September 2018 |archive-date=16 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916235151/https://www.lysekil.se/uppleva-och-gora/sevardheter/vikarvet.html |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[commons:Category:Chateaux Luna vinyard|Chateaux Luna]] at Café Luna in Lysekil, is one of the few [[vineyard]]s in Sweden producing its own wine.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Corneliusson |first1=Marie |title=Chateaux Luna överträffar förväntan |url=http://www.bohuslaningen.se/nyheter/lysekil/chateaux-luna-%C3%B6vertr%C3%A4ffar-f%C3%B6rv%C3%A4ntan-1.4502210 |access-date=16 September 2018 |work=[[Bohusläningen]] |publisher=[[Bohusläningen]] |date=3 August 2017 |archive-date=16 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916022740/http://www.bohuslaningen.se/nyheter/lysekil/chateaux-luna-%C3%B6vertr%C3%A4ffar-f%C3%B6rv%C3%A4ntan-1.4502210 |url-status=live }}</ref> * Lysekil Women's Match is an annual [[match racing]] sailing competition in Lysekil.<ref>{{cite web |title=The competition |url=https://lysekilwomensmatch.se/en/competition/ |website=www.lysekilwomensmatch.se |publisher=Lysekil Women's Match |access-date=16 September 2018 |archive-date=16 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916202606/https://lysekilwomensmatch.se/en/competition/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Lysekil Cruising is an annual [[Cruising (driving)|cruising]] event held on [[Midsummer#Sweden|Midsummer's Eve]]. With around 1,500 vintage cars, the event is one of the biggest in Sweden, occupying the whole town during the Midsummer weekend.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Svensson |first1=Magnus |title=Lysekil laddar för årets cruising |url=http://www.lysekilsposten.se/artikel/lysekil-laddar-for-arets-cruising/ |access-date=16 September 2018 |work=Lysekilsposten |publisher=Lysekilsposten |date=21 June 2017 |archive-date=16 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916202029/http://www.lysekilsposten.se/artikel/lysekil-laddar-for-arets-cruising/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Cruising i Lysekil |url=https://www.lysekil.se/uppleva-och-gora/nyheter-for-uppleva-och-gora/nyheter-for-uppleva-och-gora/2018-06-20-cruising-i-lysekil.html |website=www.lysekil.se |publisher=[[Lysekil Municipality]] |access-date=16 September 2018 |archive-date=2018-09-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916202434/https://www.lysekil.se/uppleva-och-gora/nyheter-for-uppleva-och-gora/nyheter-for-uppleva-och-gora/2018-06-20-cruising-i-lysekil.html |url-status=live }}</ref> * Lysekils Giant's cauldron at Testholmen <ref>{{Cite web |title=Jättegrytor |url=https://www.stangehuvud.se/Jattegrytor.htm |access-date=2025-08-21 |website=www.stangehuvud.se}}</ref> * Curmans Villa <ref>{{Cite web |title=Storstugan, Curmans villor, Lysekil -Bohusläns museum / DigitaltMuseum |url=https://digitaltmuseum.se/011014341732/storstugan-curmans-villor-lysekil |access-date=2025-08-21 |website=digitaltmuseum.se}}</ref>
==Sport== The football club, Slättens IK, is located in Lysekil.
== Notable people from Lysekil == * [[Nathalie Djurberg]] (born 1978), artist * [[Mats Fransson]] (born 1962), handballer * [[Bert Lundin]] (1921–2018), union leader * [[Harry Macfie]] (1879–1956), writer * [[William Matson]] (1849–1917), [[Swedish-American]] shipping executive. * [[Fredrik Risp]] (born 1980), football player. * [[Leif Wikström|Leif Wikstrom]] (1918–1991), sailor <!-- ONLY people meeting the Notability Guidelines belong in this list. See [[WP:LISTPEOPLE]] Thank you. -->
== Gallery == <gallery> File:Houses in Gamlestan, Lysekil 6.jpg|The restored old fishermen houses in ''Gamlestan'' (Old Town) at the North Harbor File:Kungsgatan, Lysekil 02.jpg|Lysekil main street File:Lysekils kyrka sedd från hamnen.jpg|Lysekil Church as seen from the harbor File:Curmans villor, Lysekil.jpg|Curman's villas File:Havsbadets gästhamn, Lysekil 2.jpg|Boats in the South Harbor </gallery>
== See also == * [[Lysekil Project]]
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == {{Commons category|Lysekil}} {{Wikivoyage|Lysekil}} * [http://www.vastsverige.com/en/Lysekil/ Lysekil's official tourism website]
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