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Location:
Europe,
Sweden, Gothenburg
Category:
Harbour view
Description:
View from Apelviken Varberg
Vindsurfingklubb of Gothenburg's
harbour
Location Information:
Gothenburg (Swedish: Göteborg) is
the second-largest city in Sweden
(after Stockholm) and the
fifth-largest in the Nordic
countries. Situated on the
south-west coast of Sweden, the city
proper has a population of 508,714
with 510,491 in the urban area and
total of 920,283 inhabitants in the
metropolitan area.
The City of Gothenburg was founded
in 1621 by King Gustavus Adolphus of
Sweden. It is situated by the sea at
the mouth of Göta Älv - the river
running through the city - and is
the largest sea port of the Nordic
countries.
Gothenburg is also home to many
students, as the city includes both
the University of Gothenburg and
Chalmers University of Technology.
Volvo Cars was founded in Gothenburg
in 1927. Gothenburg is located on
the west coast, in Southwestern
Sweden, approximately half way
between the capitals Copenhagen,
Denmark, and Oslo, Norway. The
location at the mouth of the river
Göta älv, which feeds into Kattegatt,
an arm of the North Sea, has helped
the city grow in significance as a
trading city. Due to the Gulf
Stream, the city has a mild climate
and quite a lot of rain.
The archipelago of Gothenburg
consists of rough, barren rocks and
cliffs, which also is typical for
the coast of Bohuslän.
The Gothenburg Metropolitan Area
extends to the municipalities of
Ale, Härryda, Kungälv, Lerum,
Mölndal, Partille, Stenungsund,
Tjörn, Öckerö in Västra Götaland
County, and Kungsbacka in Halland
County.
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