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Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden
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Sotenäs is a municipality in Bohuslän on Sweden's west coast. The municipality is located in the central parts of the province of Bohuslän with the Skagerrak to the west. The headland on which the municipality is located and is named after is framed by the Bottnafjord in the northwest and the Åbyfjord in the southeast.
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Sanctuary for endangered animals 20 km from Kungshamn.
By train
The next train station is in Munkedal, then continue by bus.
By bus
The buses in the area are operated by Västtrafik.
The northern and western parts of the municipality are crossed by county road 174 and the eastern and central parts of county road 171.
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