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Härlanda Church Ruins
Härlanda Church Ruins () are the remains of a medieval church in Gothenburg, Sweden. History The church was built in the first part of the 12th century and torn down in 1528 by request from King Gustav I of Sweden to build Lödöse which became an important trade city and which would serve as the precursor of Gothenburg which was founded in 1621. The ruin were excavated by Gothenburg Museum curator Carl Ramsell af Ugglas (1884-1946) and restored at the expense of the City of Gothenburg in 1925. See also *History of Gothenburg The history of Gothenburg () begins with the foundation of the city in 1621, although by that time people had already been living in the area for thousands of years, since the Neolithic Period, and moreover there had already been a series of earli ... References Related reading *Carl Ramsell af Ugglas (1931) '' Lödöse: (gamla Lödöse) : historia och arkeologi. Skrifter utgivna till Göteborgs stads trehundraårsjubileum genom jubileumsutstä ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Härlanda Kyrkoruin Den 11 September 2005
Härlanda is one of the 21 ''stadsdelsnämndsområden'' (roughly "city district committee areas") of Gothenburg Municipality in Sweden, situated to the east of the city centre. To the east of Härlanda lies Partille Municipality, and to the south Härryda Municipality. In Gothenburg Municipality it borders Örgryte to the west and Kortedala to the north, across the stream Säveån. It is largely a middle-class, residential area and mostly consists of apartment blocks built before 1960. Geography Härlanda borough is composed of four officially defined residential districts: * Björkekärr, which is based on the traditional district with Björkekärr, the same name * Härlanda, which consists of parts of the traditional districts Kålltorp and Vidkärr. * Kålltorp, which includes most of the traditional district with Kålltorp, the same name. * Torpa, which consists of the traditional districts of Torpa (district), Torpa, Fräntorp and parts of Vidkärr. Demographics Härlanda ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |