Örgryte is one of the 21 ''stadsdelsnämndsområden'' (a kind of district often translated as

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) of

Gothenburg Municipality Gothenburg Municipality (''Göteborgs kommun'' or ''Göteborgs stad'') is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Gothenburg. When the first Swedish local government acts were implement ...

, Sweden. It is a largely

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residential area, just to the east of the city centre. It has a population of 33,539 (2004), and covers an area of 10.67 square kilometres. Orgryte gamla kyrka

History

The original village of Örgryte is much older than the city of Göteborg, with construction in the area predating Göteborg. The original

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being much larger was subsequently absorbed by the city in a gradual process lasting from 1882 to 1922. Construction in the area predates the surrounding areas. The name Örgryte likely originates from the presence of several

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s (''jättegryt'' lit. giant's ''gryt'' in Swedish) in the area.

Geography

Örgryte contains 8 distinct, officially defined residential districts (''primärområden''): *

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* Kallebäck * Kärralund * Lunden * Olskroken * Redbergslid * Skår * Överås Örgryte borders the following "city boroughs": * Gothenburg City Centre, to the west *

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, to the north * Härlanda, to the east It also borders the neighbouring

Mölndal Municipality Mölndal Municipality (''Mölndals kommun'' or ''Mölndals stad'') is a municipality in Västra Götaland in western Sweden, just south of Gothenburg. Its seat is located in Mölndal, which lies within the Gothenburg urban area, and the whole m ...

, to the south.

Places of interest

* Dicksonska palatset (Dickson's Palace) *

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(Culturehouse Bagaregården) * Örgryte gamla kyrka (Örgryte old church) * Östra kyrkogården (East cemetery) - a cemetery where many famous Swedish have their burial place. One of them is

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, another one is

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Notable people from Örgryte

* Ricky Bruch, 1972 Olympic bronze medallist in the

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, winner of the

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, representing

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External links

Official website: Göteborgs Stad - Örgryte
(in Swedish) * Swedish Wikipedia entry

References