Bohuslän
Place in Götaland, Sweden Bohuslän Flag Coat of arms Coordinates: 58°14′53″N 11°53′13″E / 58.248°N 11.887°E / 58.248; 11.887 Coordinates: 58°14′53″N 11°53′13″E / 58.248°N 11.887°E / 58.248; 11.887 Country Sweden Land Götaland County Västra Götaland County Area • Total 4,400 km 2 (1,700 sq mi) Population (31 December 2016) [1] • Total 299,087 • Density 68/km 2 (180/sq mi) Ethnicity • Language Swedish • Dialect Götamål Culture • Flower European honeysuckle • Animal Harbour seal • Bird Eurasian oystercatcher • Fish Mackerel Time zone CET (UTC+1) • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Bohuslän ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈbuːhʉːsˌlɛːn] ( listen ) ) is a Swedish province in Götaland, on the northernmost part of the country's west coast. It is bordered by Dalsland to the northeast, Västergötland to the southeast, the Skagerrak arm of the North Sea to the west, and the county of Østfold, in Norway, to the north. Bohuslän is named after the medieval Norwegian castle of ...