Lunden is one of 8 districts in Örgryte borough,

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 ...

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

. Lunden is situated immediately to the east of the central area of Gothenburg. Lunden has 10206 inhabitants (2005).

History

In the beginning, many of the buildings were smaller family houses, but were later replaced by larger apartment buildings, mostly of the

Landshövdingehus Landshövdingehus () is a building type unique to the Swedish city of Gothenburg. Nineteenth-century city bylaws ruled that houses made of wood could be of maximum of two storeys high, in order to protect against fires. However, one buildi ...

type, in the 1920s and 1930s.

Geography

Lunden is located in Örgryte borough, which contains 7 more distinct: *

Bagaregården Bagaregården is a district in Gothenburg, Sweden, which belongs to Örgryte borough. Most parts of the district were designed by town planner Albert Lilienberg. He was inspired by the Austrian architect Camillo Sitte. There are many Landshöv ...

* Kärralund *

Kallebäck Kallebäck is one of 8 districts in Örgryte, Örgryte borough, Gothenburg, Sweden. The name Kallebäck means "The brook with the cauldron" and the name dates back to 1496. The buildings in Kallebäck mostly consists of apartment buildings built b ...

* Olskroken * Redbergslid * Skår * Överås

External links

Satellite Map of Lunden, Gothenburg
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