Sjömarken is a locality

Urban areas in Sweden

Urban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality. There are 1,940 localities in Sweden . They could be compared with census-designated places in the United States.A tätort in Sweden has a minimum of...

 situated in Borås Municipality

Borås Municipality

Borås Municipality is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Borås.In 1971 the City of Borås was made a municipality when the unitary type of local government unit was introduced in Sweden. Three years later a lot of surrounding...

, Västra Götaland County

Västra Götaland County

Västra Götaland County is a county or län on the western coast of Sweden.The county is the second largest of Sweden's counties and it is subdivided into 49 municipalities . Its population of 1,550,000 amounts to 17% of Sweden's population...

, Sweden

Sweden

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. It had 2,596 inhabitants in 2005.
Here you can find a pizzeria, two kiosks, an antique store, a commune

Municipalities of Sweden

The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 counties...

 office, a boat

Boat

A boat is a watercraft of any size designed to float or plane, to provide passage across water. Usually this water will be inland or in protected coastal areas. However, boats such as the whaleboat were designed to be operated from a ship in an offshore environment. In naval terms, a boat is a...

 store, a squash

Squash (sport)

Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...

 hall, and a very active sports club, with football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

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 and table tennis

Table tennis

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 as main sports, a number of companies, a great beach

Beach

A beach is a geological landform along the shoreline of an ocean, sea, lake or river. It usually consists of loose particles which are often composed of rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles or cobblestones...

, Sjömarkensbadet. Sjömarken is beautifully situated and the surrounding areas are excellent for long walks.

Lake Viared

Sjömarken is situated at the Lake Viared, which is about 200–600 meters wide and about 6 kilometers long. Along the lake is a number of beaches in Sjömarken, Lyckebo, Viareds Sommarstad, Sandared

Sandared

Sandared is a locality situated in Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 2,993 inhabitants in 2005....

 and Hultafors

Hultafors

Hultafors is a locality situated in Bollebygd Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 233 inhabitants in 2005....

. There are two sand beaches in Sjömarken, the large beach, and the small beach, which is very shallow and ideal for small children.

Location

Sjömarken is close to being merged with its neighboring town Sandared

Sandared

Sandared is a locality situated in Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 2,993 inhabitants in 2005....

, as the Sjöhagen area in Sjömarken is extended toward the building of Björvik in Sandared. Before the Swedish municipality reform between 1962–1974 Sjömarken, Sandared, Hedared

Hedared

Hedared is a locality situated in Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 348 inhabitants in 2005....

 and Sandhult

Sandhult

Sandhult is a locality situated in Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 599 inhabitants in 2005....

 belonged to Sandhult municipality. All of these towns are now part of the Borås Municipality

Borås Municipality

Borås Municipality is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Borås.In 1971 the City of Borås was made a municipality when the unitary type of local government unit was introduced in Sweden. Three years later a lot of surrounding...

 where they form the municipality district Sandhult. The municipality district office is located centrally in Sjömarken.

Sports

In Sjömarken you find a lively sport club, Sjömarkens Idrottsförening whose main areas are football, table tennis and cross country skiing.

Education

The new Sjömarkenskolan was inaugurated in the fall of 1999. Sjömarkenskolan has a pre-school, and an elementary school serving grades 1–6. The school has about 380 students, and also offers leisure activities. Students in grades 7–9 attend the Sandgärdskolan in neighboring Sandared. There are many opportunities for secondary and university education in nearby Borås

Borås

Borås is a locality and the seat of Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 63,441 inhabitants in 2005.- Geography :Borås is located at the point of two crossing railways, among them the railway between Gothenburg and Kalmar, and is often considered the Swedish city gaining the...

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Places of worship

Sjömarkens' missionary church is located in the center of the town, and also has a squash

Squash (sport)

Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...

hall that can be rented. The Swedish churches are located in the nearby towns of Sandared and Sandhult.