Gothenburg

Gothenburg (Swedish: Göteborg; pronounced [jœtəˈbɔrj]) is the second-largest metropolis inwards Sweden as well as the fifth-largest inwards the Nordic countries. Situated on the westward coast of Sweden, the metropolis proper has a population of 516,532, amongst 549,839 inwards the urban expanse as well as full of 933,560 inhabitants inwards the metropolitan area. Gothenburg is classified equally a global metropolis past times GaWC, amongst a ranking of Gamma−.

The City of Gothenburg was founded inwards 1621 past times King Gustavus Adolphus. It lies past times the sea at the oral fissure of Göta Älv—the river running through the city—and is the largest seaport inwards the Nordic countries.
 Gothenburg's pop tram system covers most of the metropolis which makes it the most extensive inwards Scandinavia. Here shown a vintage tourist tram at Kungsportsavenyn

Gothenburg is abode to many students, equally the metropolis includes both the University of Gothenburg as well as Chalmers University of Technology. Volvo Cars was founded inwards Gothenburg inwards 1927. The metropolis is a major centre inwards Sweden for sports as well as abode to the IFK Göteborg, GAIS as well as Örgryte IS association football game teams equally good equally the Frölunda HC H2O ice hockey team.

Gothenburg is served past times Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, located xxx km (18.64 mi) southeast of the metropolis centre. It is the instant largest aerodrome inwards Sweden.
 Gothenburg harbour seen from the Älvsborg bridge. Seen to the left is the ship HSS Stena Carisma as well as to the correct MS Stena Scandinavica

Climate
Gothenburg has an oceanic climate according to Köppen climate classification. Despite its high northern latitude, temperatures are quite mild throughout the twelvemonth as well as much warmer than places inwards like latitude, or fifty-fifty somewhat farther south, mainly because of the moderating influence of the warm Gulf Stream. During the summer, daylight extends 17 hours, but lasts simply to a greater extent than or less vii hours inwards belatedly December.
 Liseberg, the largest entertainment green inwards Scandinavia.

Summers are warm as well as pleasant amongst average high temperatures of nineteen to twenty °C (66 to 68 °F) as well as lows of 10 to 12 °C (50 to 54 °F), but temperatures of 25–30 °C (77–86 °F) come about on many days during the summer. Winters are mutual frigidity as well as windy amongst temperatures of to a greater extent than or less -5 to iii °C (23 to 37 °F), fifty-fifty though it rarely drops below −10 °C (14 °F). Precipitation is regular but mostly moderate throughout the year. Snow mainly occurs from Dec to March. Although snowfall is non odd inwards Nov as well as Apr as well as tin sometimes come about fifty-fifty inwards Oct as well as May.
 The University of Gothenburg is i of the largest universities inwards the Nordic countries.

Transportation
Air
GOTGSEMap showing the locations of airports to a greater extent than or less GothenburgThere are ii international airports to a greater extent than or less Gothenburg:

l   Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (IATA: GOT, ICAO: ESGG) is located twenty km E of Gothenburg, as well as is the largest international aerodrome serving the Gothenburg portion inwards Sweden. With 4.3 i K m passengers inwards 2006 it is Sweden's second-largest airport. It is operated past times the Swedish Civil Aviation Administration (Luftfartsverket). It has connections amongst virtually xl scheduled destinations.
l   Gothenburg City Airport (IATA: GSE, ICAO: ESGP) is located xv km northwest of the metropolis centre. It was formerly known equally Säve Flygplats, as well as today it is Gothenburg's instant international aerodrome as well as Sweden's seventh largest airport. It is located inside the borders of Gothenburg Municipality. In add-on to commercial airlines, the aerodrome is too operated past times a discover of rescue services, including the Swedish Coast Guard, as well as is used for other full general aviation. Most civil air traffic to Gothenburg City Airport is Low-cost airlines such equally Ryanair as well as Wizzair. It has connections amongst 23 scheduled destinations.
The SKF mill inwards Gothenburg.
Sea
The Swedish companionship Stena Line operates betwixt Gothenburg/Frederikshavn inwards Kingdom of Denmark as well as Gothenburg/Kiel inwards Germany.

The "England ferry" (Englandsfärjan) to Newcastle over Kristiansand (run past times the Danish companionship DFDS Seaways) ceased at the terminate of Oct 2006, afterward beingness a Gothenburg establishment since the 19th century. DFDS Seaways' sis company, DFDS Tor Line, continues to run scheduled freight ships betwixt Gothenburg as well as several English linguistic communication ports, as well as these bring express capacity for passengers as well as their person vehicles. There are too freight ships to North America as well as East Asia.
 Ullevi Stadium, the largest outdoor sports arena inwards Scandinavia

Rail as well as intercity bus
Other major transportation hubs are Centralstationen (Gothenburg Central Station) as well as the Nils Ericson Terminal amongst trains as well as buses to diverse destinations inwards Sweden, equally good equally connections to Oslo as well as Copenhagen (via Malmö).
 With to a greater extent than or less 20,000 sailboats as well as yachts scattered virtually the city, sailing is a pop sports action inwards the region, especially because of the nearby Gothenburg Archipelago.

Freight
Gothenburg is a logistic centre, amongst transports past times prepare as well as truck from Sweden as well as Kingdom of Norway to Gothenburg harbour which is past times far the largest port inwards Scandinavia amongst a cargo turnover of 36.9 i K m tonnes a twelvemonth (2004).
 The Gothenburg Opera.
Public transport
With over lxxx km of double rail the Gothenburg tram is the largest tram/light rail network inwards Scandinavia. The coach network, however, is almost equally important. There are too some boat as well as ferry services. The lack of a subway is due to the soft Earth on which Gothenburg is situated. Tunneling is really expensive inwards such conditions. There is too a commuter rail inwards Gothenburg servicing nearby some nearby cities as well as towns.
 Oscar Fredrik Church
 Many buildings inwards the old purpose of the metropolis were built along canals
 The Haga district inwards Gothenburg, made almost solely out of wood






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