Angered ( )
is a
borough
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History
In the Middle Ag ...
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 ...
in
Västra Götaland County
Västra Götaland County ( sv, Västra Götalands län) is a county or '' län'' on the western coast of Sweden.
The county is the second most populous of Sweden's counties and it comprises 49 municipalities (''kommuner''). Its population of 1 ...
,
Sweden
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. Angered is the biggest
Million Programme
The Million Programme ( sv, Miljonprogrammet) was an ambitious public housing program implemented in Sweden between 1965 and 1974 by the governing Swedish Social Democratic Party to ensure the availability of affordable, high quality housing t ...
area in
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 ...
, and one of the biggest in the country, with 60,000 inhabitants.
Transportation
Angered is served by bus lines 40 and 71-77 and a number of
tram
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lines. The tram service terminates here, with the turning slope running around the bus terminal. The tram lines serving Angered are 4, 8 and 9 (towards
Mölndal
Mölndal () is the seat and administrative centre of Mölndal Municipality, located just south of Gothenburg on the west-coast of Sweden. About 40,000 of the municipality's 60,000 inhabitants live in Mölndal proper.
Geography
Mölndal is located ...
, Frölunda and Kungssten). Initially, the tram line was due to run past Angered Centrum, terminating at Rannebergen, not far from the centre. This project was abandoned while under construction, and bus line 76 runs from Angered Centrum to Rannebergen instead. However, there is space for trams inside the hill, just as at
Hammarkullen
Angered ( ) is a borough of Gothenburg Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. Angered is the biggest Million Programme area in Gothenburg, and one of the biggest in the country, with 60,000 inhabitants.
Transportation
Angered is s ...
. The next station southwards is
Storås
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.
Sports
The following sports clubs are located in Angered:
*
Göteborg HC
Göteborg Hockey Club, abbreviated as Göteborg HC or GHC, are an ice hockey club in Angered, a borough of Gothenburg ( sv, Göteborg) in southwestern Sweden. They played in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL), the top Swedish women's hockey ...
(GHC) of the
Swedish Women's Hockey League
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(SDHL; premier women's
ice hockey
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league in Sweden)
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Gunnilse IS
Gunnilse IS is a Swedish football club located in Angered, a suburb of Gothenburg.
Background
Since their foundation on 16 September 1950 Gunnilse IS has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league syste ...
of
Division 3 (fifth-tier men's football league)
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Lärje-Angereds IF
Lärje-Angereds IF is a Swedish football club located in Angered, a suburb in Gothenburg Municipality.
Background
Since their foundation Lärje-Angereds IF has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league s ...
of
Division 2 (fourth-tier men's football league)
*
Rannebergens IF
Rannebergens IF is a Swedish football club located in Angered.
Background
Rannebergens IF currently plays in Division 4 Göteborg A which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Gunnaredsplan in Angered.
The cl ...
of
Division 4
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Synopsis
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(sixth-tier men's football league)
Notable residents
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Dead by April
Dead by April is a Swedish metalcore band from Gothenburg, formed in February 2007 by Pontus Hjelm and Jimmie Strimell. The current band lineup consists of Pontus Hjelm (guitars/keyboards/programming/clean vocals), Christopher Kristensen (unclea ...
, metal band
*
Jens Lekman
Jens Martin Lekman (; born 6 February 1981) is a Swedish musician. His music is guitar-based pop with heavy use of samples and strings, with lyrics that are often witty, romantic, and melancholic. His work is heavily influenced by Jonathan Ric ...
, indie singer-songwriter
*
Christian Olsson
Christian Olsson (born 25 January 1980) is a former Swedish athlete competing in high jump and triple jump. He won an Olympic gold medal, one gold and one silver medal in the World Championships and two gold medals in the European Championship ...
,
triple-jumper, former European no. 1, born in northern Angered
*
Laleh Pourkarim
Laleh Pourkarim ( fa, لاله پورکریم, ; born 10 June 1982), known mononymously as Laleh (), is an Iranian-Swedish singer-songwriter, record producer, guitarist, pianist, and record company manager. Following a short acting career, she en ...
, pop singer and actress, grew up in Angered
References
Gothenburg
Housing in Sweden
Modernist architecture in Sweden
Residential buildings completed in the 20th century
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