Stensholmen


Stensholmen is a small island lying off the west coast of Sweden, in the locality of Fjällbacka, and is part of the islands of Bohuslän. It is the last resting place of a number of British and German sailors killed in the Battle of Jutland during the First World War and subsequently washed up on and around the island, including the author Gorch Fock. The war-grave on Stensholmen was established in 1920 and currently is the resting ground of 12 German sailors. The graveyard is managed by the German Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge organisation.
Stensholmen is only accessible by boat from the port of Fjällbacka, which it is situated a few kilometres away from. The journey takes roughly 20 minutes. Stensholmen neighbours the island of Kalvö, which is inhabited by three people.