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about Goteborg

Gothenburg (Swedish: Göteborg [jøːtə'bɔrj]) is a city and a municipality on the western coast of Sweden, in the County of Västra Götaland. With 478,055 inhabitants in the city and 816,931 in the metropolitan area it is the second largest city in Sweden after Stockholm and the seat of residence for the county.

Goteborg geography

Situated on the western coast by Kattegat, an arm of the North Sea, at the outlet of the river Göta älv and Göta kanal. The Gothenburg Metropolitan Area (Stor-Göteborg) extends to the municipalities of Ale, Härryda, Kungälv, Lerum, Mölndal, Partille, Stenungsund, Tjörn, Öckerö in Västra Götaland County and Kungsbacka in Halland County.

Goteborg sights

Gothenburg has a wide selection of cultural establishments, including theatres and museums. A new opera house was inaugurated in the 1990s. Museums include art, design and handicrafts, sea history, natural history, science, East India, etc. and a new museum on world culture to be inaugurated in 2004. Gothenburg Botanic Garden is considered to be one of the outstanding botanical gardens in Europe. The amusement park Liseberg, is the largest one in Scandinavia, and among the most popular attractions in Sweden.

Goteborg history

In the early 17th century Sweden controlled only one point on the western coastline. An attempt in 1607 to found a city by the name of Gothenburg on the nearby island of Hisingen had failed due to the Kalmar War, but the second attempt in 1621, by King Gustavus Adolphus, was successful. Following the successive wars, by 1658 all the Danish eastern provinces were ceded to Sweden, by the Treaty of Roskilde.

In English, German and Dutch - languages with a long history of being spoken in the trade and maritime-oriented city - the name Gothenburg (with varying pronunciations) was traditionally used for the city, while the French form of the city name is Gothembourg. Without displacing these traditional forms, the use of the Swedish form Göteborg has in recent years spread to other languages.

Near cities to Goteborg

• Molndal travel guide 8.0 km
• Kungalv travel guide 17 km
• Kungsbacka travel guide 27 km
• Marstrand travel guide 29 km
• Alingsas travel guide 41 km
• Boras travel guide 56 km
• Trollhattan travel guide 64 km
• Lysekil travel guide 69 km
• Uddevalla travel guide 70 km
• Varberg travel guide 71 km

Near webcams to Goteborg

• Hjuvik - Torslanda webcam 13 km
• Hjuvik webcam 16 km
• Marstrand webcam 29 km
• Marstrand webcam 29 km
• Säby - Tjörn webcam 50 km
• Mariestad webcam 160 km
• Larvik webcam 190 km
• Helsingborg - port webcam 190 km
• Kjerringholmen webcam 190 km
• Arendal webcam 210 km

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