Älvsborg or Elfsborg may refer to:
Military
Fortresses
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Old Älvsborg
Älvsborg (literally "river stronghold" in Swedish), now generally known as Old Älvsborg ( sv, Gamla Älvsborg) or Älvsborg Castle ( sv, Älvsborgs Slott) to distinguish it from the later New Älvsborg and Älvsborg Fortress, was a medieval ca ...
, a ruined mediaeval castle on the Göta River in Gothenburg, Sweden
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New Älvsborg
New Älvsborg, so-called to distinguish it from the earlier fortress at Old Älvsborg, is a sea fort on the island of Kyrkogårdsholmen within the urban area of modern Gothenburg, Sweden. Situated near the mouth of the Göta River, it protected wh ...
, a sea fort on the island of Kyrkogårdsholmen in Gothenburg, Sweden
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Älvsborg Fortress
Älvsborg Fortress ( sv, Älvsborgs fästning), with its main facility Oscar II's Fort ( sv, Oscar II:s fort) built 1899–1907, is a now-defunct Swedish fortification located at the mouth of the Göta River in the Älvsborg district of Gothen ...
, a 19th-century fortress at the mouth of the Göta River
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Fort Nya Elfsborg, a 17th-century colonial fort on the Delaware River in modern New Jersey
Other military uses
*, a minelayer of the Swedish Navy
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Älvsborg Regiment
The Älvsborg Regiment ( sv, Älvsborgs regemente), designation I 15 and I 15/Fo 34, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traces its origins back 1624. It was disbanded in 1998. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the prov ...
, a former infantry regiment based in Borås
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Älvsborg Coastal Artillery Regiment
The Älvsborg Coastal Artillery Regiment ( sv, Älvsborgs kustartilleriregemente), designation KA 4, was a Swedish Navy coastal artillery regiment of the Swedish Armed Forces which operated between 1942 and 2000. The unit was based in Gothenburg ...
, a former regiment of the Swedish Coastal Artillery
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Älvsborg Brigade Älvsborg or Elfsborg may refer to:
Military Fortresses
*Old Älvsborg, a ruined mediaeval castle on the Göta River in Gothenburg, Sweden
*New Älvsborg, a sea fort on the island of Kyrkogårdsholmen in Gothenburg, Sweden
*Älvsborg Fortress, a 1 ...
, a former infantry brigade in Sweden's
Western Military District
The Western Military District (russian: Западный военный округ, Zapadnyy voyennyy okrug) is a Military districts of Russia, military district of Russia.
It is one of the five military districts of the Russian Armed Forces, ...
Sports
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Älvsborgs FF
Älvsborgs FF is a Swedish football club located in Västra Frölunda.
Background
Älvsborgs FF currently (2016) plays in Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Påvelund ...
, a football club in Gothenburg
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IF Elfsborg
Idrottsföreningen Elfsborg, more commonly known as IF Elfsborg or simply Elfsborg (), is a professional football club based in Borås, Sweden, and is affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund. They play in the Allsvenskan and have spent ...
, a professional football club based in Borås
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SK Elfsborg SK may refer to:
Businesses and organizations
* SK Foods, an American agribusiness company
* SK Hand Tools, an American tool manufacturer
* Sangguniang Kabataan, Philippines youth councils
* SK Group, South Korean conglomerate
* Scandinavian Airli ...
, a swimming club in Borås; see
List of Swedish Swimming Championships champions (women)
This is a list of women's champions of the Swedish Swimming Championships, the annual swimming championship in long course, usually held outdoors in the Swedish summer. Records of women's events go back to 1910 in freestyle, backstroke, breaststro ...
Other uses
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Älvsborg, Gothenburg
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 ...
, a borough of Gothenburg, Sweden
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Älvsborg County
Älvsborg County ( sv, Älvsborgs län) was a county of Sweden until 1997, when it was merged with the counties of Gothenburg & Bohus and Skaraborg to form Västra Götaland County.
The county corresponded to the traditional province of Dals ...
, a former county in Sweden
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Älvsborg Line
The Älvsborg Line ( sv, Älvsborgsbanan) is a railway line between Uddevalla and Borås in Sweden. The long crescent-shaped line connects to various lines, including the Bohus Line, the Norway/Vänern Line, the Kinnekulle Line, the Western ...
, a railway line in Sweden
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