Gothenburg (Swedish: Göteborg, pronounced [jœteˈbɔrj] ( listen)) is the second-largest city in Sweden (after Stockholm) and the fifth-largest amongst the Nordic countries. Situated on the south-west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 506,084 with 622,287 in the urban area and total of 911,406 inhabitants in the metropolitan area.
The City of Gothenburg was founded in 1621 by King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. It is situated by t...
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Gothenburg (Swedish: Göteborg, pronounced [jœteˈbɔrj] ( listen)) is the second-largest city in Sweden (after Stockholm) and the fifth-largest amongst the Nordic countries. Situated on the south-west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 506,084 with 622,287 in the urban area and total of 911,406 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.
The city was named after the Geats (Swedish: Götar varied: Geatas, Gautar, Goths, Gotar, Gøtar, Götar), the inhabitants of Gothia, now southern Sweden—i.e. "Defense of the Geats". The river on which the city sits is the Göta Älv or Gothia River. Göta borg is the fort on the Göta River, built...
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