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Älvsborg is an urban district of
Älvsborg became a part of Gothenburg on 1 January 1868, some parts later on 1 January 1945. The district is named after a former large sea fortress, now in ruins and referred to as Old Älvsborg Fortress. The fortress was dismantled in the 17th century and relocated to an island on the northern parts of the fjord mouth. This New Älvsborg Fortress was important for the protection of the newly founded city of Gothenburg (1621).
In 1903-7 the Oscar II fort was constructed in Älvsborg, guarding the entry to Gothenburg. It includes a number of heavy artillery cannons and are still existing today, even though it was decommissioned in 1955. The site is now a museum.
Älvsborg comprise the neighbourhoods of Stora Billingen,
Älvsborg is an urban district of Gothenburg
Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...
in Sweden
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.
Älvsborg is a coastal district situated in western Gothenburg at the mouth of the Rivö Fjord and comprise 1,210 hectares. The Älvsborg Bridge
The Älvsborg Bridge ( sv, Älvsborgsbron) is a suspension bridge over Göta älv in Gothenburg, Sweden, connecting the island of Hisingen with the mainland. It was designed by Sven Olof Asplund, and inaugurated on 8 November 1966 by Swedish commu ...
connects the southern and northern parts of Gothenburg.
History
Älvsborg became a part of Gothenburg on 1 January 1868, some parts later on 1 January 1945. The district is named after a former large sea fortress, now in ruins and referred to as Old Älvsborg Fortress. The fortress was dismantled in the 17th century and relocated to an island on the northern parts of the fjord mouth. This New Älvsborg Fortress was important for the protection of the newly founded city of Gothenburg (1621).
In 1903-7 the Oscar II fort was constructed in Älvsborg, guarding the entry to Gothenburg. It includes a number of heavy artillery cannons and are still existing today, even though it was decommissioned in 1955. The site is now a museum.
Neighbourhoods
Älvsborg comprise the neighbourhoods of Stora Billingen, Käringberget
Käringberget is an area in the Älvsborg district in Gothenburg, Sweden.
The name Käringberget has been used since the 1530s, through the former homestead ''Käringberget'' and was then written ''Kerlingeborg''. The name development has been ...
, Tranered, Hagen, Långedrag and Vässingsö.
A notable neighbourhood within Vässingsö is Saltholmen, a peninsula reaching out into the Archipelago of Gothenburg
The archipelago of Gothenburg ( sv, Göteborgs skärgård) comprises northern and southern archipelagoes. The southern archipelago is part of Gothenburg municipality located in the province of Västergötland while the northern archipelago is Öck ...
. It was originally an island, but modern constructions has made it into a peninsula. From Saltholmen, a number of ferries transports passengers around the entire Archipelago of Gothenburg. There is also a large marina
A marina (from Spanish , Portuguese and Italian : ''marina'', "coast" or "shore") is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats.
A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships o ...
near Saltholmen and Aspholmen close-by is a popular place for seabathing in the summer.
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