Overview of Gothenburg

Gothenburg is a city founded in the beginning of the 17th century by the Swedish King, Gustav II Adolf. It was once the center of the Swedish ship-building industry but with rising competition from foreign ship yards, many of the dry docks had to close down. Read More »

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Introduction
OverviewPeopleTourist information
Getting ThereBy planeBy trainBy carBy busBy ship
Getting AroundVästtrafik's ticket systemBy tramBy ferryBy taxiBy bicycle
SightsMuseumsHistorical buildingsParks and Gardens
Activities
Education
Money and ShoppingEventsSport events
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Molndals Kommun, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Rocks in Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Partille Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Goteborgs Kommun, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Kungalvs Kommun, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Hallands Laen, Sweden
Ale Kommun, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Kungsbacka Kommun, Hallands Laen, Sweden
Marks Kommun, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Harryda Kommun, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Hills in Hallands Laen, Sweden
  • Ursas, 33 km (21 miles)
Boras Kommun, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Tjorns Kommun, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Lilla Edets Kommun, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Stenungsund Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
  • Ucklum, population 240, 43 km (27 miles)
Hills in Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Ridges in Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Land-tied Islands in Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Orusts Kommun, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Coves in Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Alingsas Kommun, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Streams in Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Vargarda Kommun, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Varbergs Kommun, Hallands Laen, Sweden
Svenljunga Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Essunga Kommun, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Sections of Islands in Västra Götaland County, Sweden
  • Gaso, 68 km (42 miles)
Uddevalla Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Herrljunga Kommun, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Falkenbergs Kommun, Hallands Laen, Sweden
Vara Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Bays in Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Lysekil Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Tranemo Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Ulricehamn Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Grastorps Kommun, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Sotenas Kommun, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
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Overview of Gothenburg is based on Gothenburg by Anders Arnholm, Jonas Ryberg, Llg, Burmesedays, anonymous, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.