Kungsbacka Attractions
8km/5mi north of Fjäräs Bräcka is the town of Kungsbacka (pop. 52,000), with pastel-coloured 19th century houses and an open-air museum in the beautiful Kungsbackaskog nature park. A sculpture by Lars Stocks, the Tree of Life, stands in the main square. North of Kungsbacka the road enters the province of Bohuslän. Until 1645 this was the frontier between Sweden and Denmark. 11km/7mi northwest of Kungsbacka lies the former island of Särö, now linked with the mainland.
Onsala, Sweden
(Near Kungsbacka)
A road runs southwest from Kungsbacka, along the shores of the Kungsbackafjord, to Onsala, which has a richly decorated church (17th-18th C.; restored 1918-19). In the octagonal burial vault are the massive marble sarcophagi of the Swedish naval hero and privateer Lars Gathenhielm (1689-1718) and his wife Ingela. Nearby is a Carriage Museum. At the tip of the peninsula is the seaside resort of Gottskär, a leisure boat harbor.
