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| Length | Bohuslan | |
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| Residents | 83 (2015) | |
| Tourist info web | karingon.info | |
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Käringön is an inhabited island and belongs to the municipality Orust.
background
Käringön is an Eldorado for recreational sailors and is well attended in summer.
Käringön has been inhabited since the late 1500s, at that time there were around 300 inhabitants, today there are still around 130 inhabitants, but in summer the number of people on the island increases sharply.
According to legend, the name Käringön comes from an old woman (see monument in the harbor), more likely that the name comes from the Scottish gäliskan cairn originates and means sea mark.
getting there
In the street
From Gothenburg the E6 north towards Oslo. Turn off at the sign Stenungsund, Tjörn and Orust, via Tjörn to Varekil. In Varekil turn off at Statoil and follow the signs to Ellös. In Ellös turn left towards Hälleviksstrand. After around 2.5 km turn right and follow the signs to Gullholmen. At the end you reach Tuvesvik. The ferry to Käringön (via Gullholmen) leaves here. There are enough parking spaces. It should be noted that the front parking spaces are reserved for residents of the islands. At the beginning and at the end of the signposted parking spaces there are parking ticket machines that accept a credit card. Otherwise, the parking fees have to be paid by SMS.
By boat
ferry
Västtrafik operates a ferry, the passenger ship M / S Power Stierna, which calls the island from Tuvesvik several times a day. A trip takes about 30 minutes.
With your own ship
If you arrive with your own boat, you should get a berth in the port in good time in summer (Port plan) To take care of. Boats longer than 14.3 meters (47 feet) should report in good time as there are only a few corresponding berths. The guest harbor is open all year round, the depth is 4 meters.
Harbor master: Henrik Dahlman Tel. 46 0706 231 925, Fax. 46 0304-56053
mobility
The island is free of traffic, and there are handcarts and a mini tractor for transporting heavy loads.
All parts of the island are within easy walking distance, it has an area of 21 hectares.
Tourist Attractions
- The famous Old woman at the port waiting for the sailors to return home.
- Samson's Prästgård. The 17th century church and rustic rectory. The church consists of a nave and a choir and is 22 meters long and 9 meters wide. In addition to the 20 meter high tower with a copper clad tower, the sacristy is fitted behind the altar. The church was painted red on the outside for over 100 years but is now painted white. Four evangelists, Moses and Aaron, are depicted in the organ gallery. The altarpiece from 1670 is originally an epitaph Vicar Morlanda Nils Holgersson Anctander.
- The Stone and anchor outside on the south side of the church, Assumption was consecrated in 1993 and is a reminder of the residents who lost their lives in the sea.
- It is a fisherman's hut Local museum the island. Here you can get an idea of how fishing families used to live. A large number of tools and instruments show the conditions under which work was carried out. The fisherman's hut is open during the main season; guided tours for groups can be arranged at other times.
- Lotsutkiken. On the western part of the island, with some buildings and a lookout tower.
activities
- The summer swimming, sailing, boat trips and fishing trips.
- In autumn there is an exciting search for Måseskär seals, you go on a seal safari and go to one of the seal colonies nearby. Or you can stay on the island, eat lobster and go to the sauna.
- Excursions by boat and guide are offered to pick mussels and Japanese oysters. The harvest is cooked right on the quay and eaten with bread.
- There is a tennis court and a mini golf court on the island
- There is also a bike rental service
- The Wet Rock Race is an aquathlon race, running and swimming competition. The race goes from Gullholmen to Käringön across different islands and is carried out in teams of two, the route is free, but two checkpoints have to be approached. The running distance is about one Scandinavian mile, which corresponds to about 10 kilometers and the swimming distance is about 600 meters long.
shop
On the island there is a grocery store, fast food shop, fish shop, boat shop, Brygghuset gallery, atelier and a tattoo parlor.
- Karingons fiskaffar. Tel.: 46 (0)304 56032. The fish shop at the port. Catch from your own boat, fish, crab and lobster depending on the season. The shop also stocks live or freshly cooked lobsters, prawns, lumpfish roe and homemade salads.Open: during the season from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., otherwise opening times upon prior notice.
- Handlar'n Käringön. Tel.: 46 (0)304 56165. Käringön pantry.Open: Mon - Friday 9 a.m. - 7 p.m., Sat 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sun 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
kitchen
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- Peterson’s Krog. Tel.: 46 (0)304-560 19. Open: All week in summer, then only on weekends, calendar on the homepage. Lunch from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., dinner from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Samson's Prästgård, Box 4136, 474 04 Käringön. Tel.: 46 (0)304 56059. Open: Monday to Thursday from 12 noon to 4 p.m., on Friday and Saturday from 12 noon to the end, on Sunday 12 noon to 6 p.m., on midsummer from 12 noon to 4 p.m., after midsummer every day from 12 noon to 11 p.m.. There is home cooking Veckans husman.
. Specialty oysters, also with overnight accommodation.
nightlife
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- Peterson's Krog. Tel.: 46 (0)304-560 19. Open: All week in summer, then only on weekends, calendar on the homepage.. On the floor above the restaurant there is the possibility to dance and have a few drinks, there is also a balcony. Information on regular live music is available on the homepage.
accommodation
- Hotel Käringön. Tel.: 46 (0)30 456330.. The only hotel on the island with 16 rooms, a restaurant and a conference room. Breakfast is served in the restaurant, you leave the hotel through the entrance and go around the building to the left to the restaurant. The hotel is open all year round.
- Peterson’s Krog. Tel.: 46 (0)304-560 19. Open: All week in summer, then only on weekends, calendar on the homepage.. Bed & Breakfest is offered in June, July and August.
- There will be too private apartments and houses offered for rent, more information on karingon.info
- The levy for Boats in the guest harbor per night from SEK 160.00 and from SEK 280.00 per night for boats over 12 m
health
There is one on Käringön Emergency rescue station, Hotline 46 0705/808146, which helps shipwrecked people and also provides first aid. It is equipped with a defibrillator. The nearest doctor or hospital is on the mainland.
Jellyfish
Most of the jellyfish you meet while swimming are harmless. However, encountering a fire jellyfish can be very uncomfortable. Their almost invisible tentacles, some several meters long, cause reddening and burning of the skin with their poison on human skin. Fire jellyfish are orange, up to 1 m tall, with a flat umbrella and long tentacles and occur in the North Sea and Baltic Sea. It is best to avoid the jellyfish while swimming.
After contact with a fire jellyfish, the affected areas should be treated with vinegar or shaving foam. Carefully scrape off any threads and tentacles, for example with a plastic card or with sand or salt water.Under no circumstances wash off with fresh water or alcohol. Then possibly apply fire ointment or anti-allergic ointment and see a doctor if you feel unwell or have allergic reactions.
Practical advice
Boaters have access to clean toilets, showers and laundry, and gas can also be bought.
Next to the hotel entrance by the laundry there are mailboxes and the mailbox. It is emptied Monday to Friday at 10 a.m.
trips
- With the boat after Mollösund it is not far.
literature
- : The color of the sea. Ullstein paperback, Apr. 2010, ISBN 978-3548282350 ; 418 pages (German). The thriller plays partly on Käringön
- Saitenblicke - Musik by Hans Vilsmeier is an audio CD with the song Sommar pa Käringön
