G ö teborg
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GöteborgOf Sweden
Brought to you by your Director of Tourism,
Alex Werner
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Where is Göteborg within Sweden?
Sometimes spelt as “Gothenburg,” this funny-sounding city is located near Sweden’s western coast.
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Where is it within Europe?
Located approximately halfway between the capitals of Denmark and Norway, toward the north-central area of the continent of Europe.
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Waterways GötaÄlv: drains Lake Vänern
into the Kattegat; 93 km
GötaCanal: Swedish canal constructed in the early 19th century; 190 km, stretches from Gothenburg to the Baltic Sea
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Climate Temperate; marine west coast
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Climographs
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AirportsGoteborg has two major airports:
The SäveFlygplats, aka “the City Airport”
Landvetter
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Harbors/Ferries Stena Line (ferry)
DFDS Tor Line (cargo line; carries limited passengers)
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Trains SJ (Statensjarnvagar)
Gothenburg Central Station
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Busses Eurolines
GoByBus (Säfflebussen)
Bus4you
Swebus Express
Nils Ericson Terminal
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Taxis Taxi Goteborg
Taxi Kurir
Minitaxi
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Tram Gothenburg consists of 12 tram lines, 1-11
and 13
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Bikes Rent from Cykelkungen, some hostels also
provide
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On foot Most sights can be reached on foot easily
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Landmarks, Buildings, and Structures
The following slides show some of Goteborg’s famous structures
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Götheborgsutkiken /
Skanskaskrapan (Skanska
Skyscraper)
open: daily, exterior only, although special events occasionally take place hereadmission: free
83 m tall
23 floors
“Post-modern” skyscraper
Office
Nicknamed Läppstiftet, which
translates to “Lipstick”
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GamlaÄlvsborgsSlottsruin
(Elfsborg Fortress) Open daily
Admission: free
Old fortress built in 14 century
New fortress built in 17th century
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Central Train Station
Open daily
Admission: free
The biggest of all Sweden's railway stations
also Sweden's oldest station, built in 1880s
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U of G
Open daily
Free Admission
University of Gothenburg (GöteborgsUniversitetsaula)
Founded 1891
Eight faculties: arts, economics and law, education, fine arts, information technology, medicine, science and social sciences
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Feskekörka (Fish Church)
Free Admission
Times: Tuesday to Thursday - 09:00 to 17:00, Friday - 09:00 to 18:00, Saturday - 09:00 to 13:30
used as a market hall by fishmongers for over 130 years.
The building looks like a church, thus giving it its name
Specializes in seafood (of course)
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KronhusetochKronhusbodarna
Open daily
Admission is free
Built mid-17th century
Used by monarchy for storage purposes, as well as parliament meetings
Now houses a popular store and neighboring coffee shop
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ObservatorietiSlottsskogen (Observatory)
Open daily w/seasonal variations
Admission: charge, children are discounted, 5 and under are free
Built in 1930s
Displays sky shows of the planets and stars
Reachable by tram
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BibliographyInternet Sites
http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/glossary/A_D/climograph.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothenburg
http://www.visitsweden.com/sweden/Regions--Cities/Gothenburg/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6ta_%C3%A4lv
http://www.gothenburg.world-guides.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6ta_Canal
http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/vacationplanner/vacationclimatology/monthly/SWXX0007
http://www.euroflights.info/sweden/gothenburg/#gothenburg-airport-landvetter
http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/vacationplanner/vacationclimatology/monthly/SWXX0007
http://wikitravel.org/en/Gothenburg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Älvsborg_Fortress
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BibliographyPictures
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/ClimateMap_World.png
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:World_map_temperate.svg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Trollhattefallen.jpg
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http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/vacationplanner/vacationclimatology/monthly/SWXX0007
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http://www.cykelkungen.se/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Skanskaskrapan_september_2010.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Älvsborg_Fortress
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feskekôrka
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