Partille Municipality (''Partille kommun'') is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
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 ...
in western
Sweden
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. Its seat is located in Partille, which constitutes a part of the contiguously built-up
Gothenburg urban area
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 a ...
.
The municipality is by area one of the smallest in Sweden with only 59.35 km².
The
parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...
Partille was made a rural municipality, when the first local government acts came into force in 1863. Territorially it has not been affected by the nationwide municipal reforms carried out during the 20th century. It has retained its area, but it has developed into a
suburb
A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ...
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 ...
.
Geography
The municipality is subdivided into four geographical areas:
Partille
Partille () is a former urban area in the county of Västra Götaland in Sweden. It is the seat of Partille Municipality
Partille Municipality (''Partille kommun'') is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is l ...
,
Sävedalen
Sävedalen is a district ("kommundel") located in Partille Municipality. At west it borders to Gothenburg Municipality and is a suburb of Gothenburg.
The ice-cream company ''Triumf Glass'' was founded and have their headquarters in Sävedalen.
...
,
Jonsered
Jonsered () is a locality situated in Partille Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 930 inhabitants in 2010.
Jonsered is an old, traditional industrial community by the Säve river outside Gothenburg in Sweden. Jonsered's facto ...
and
Öjersjö.
The area is a traditional Swedish
woodland
A woodland () is, in the broad sense, land covered with trees, or in a narrow sense, synonymous with wood (or in the U.S., the ''plurale tantum'' woods), a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade (see ...
. Much of its industries has therefore a connection to the forest industry.
Localities
The western part of the municipality is part of the contiguous
Gothenburg urban area
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 a ...
. This then leads into Partille Centrum, which is the seat and the central part of the municipality.
Other
localities are:
*
Jonsered
Jonsered () is a locality situated in Partille Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 930 inhabitants in 2010.
Jonsered is an old, traditional industrial community by the Säve river outside Gothenburg in Sweden. Jonsered's facto ...
*
Kåhög
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Öjersjö
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Furulund, Partille
History
The area has been inhabited for more than a thousand years. Fifteen ancient monuments from that time remain.
Partille is located in a valley, between some mountains in a rocky terrain. Its name is believed to be derived from something similar to "Part haella" meaning "split rock". Another possible meaning could be "Port haella", the door in the mountain. The small river
Säveån flows through the valley and intersects Partille. The name Säveån stems from the words ''säve'', as in ''sävligt'' (leisurely, slow) and ''ån'' (the stream/creek), as it is a very slowly flowing little river. The river has been of great importance for Partille throughout its history. The fertile soil around it was used for agriculture and during the medieval ages a lot of farms were located there.
[Partille Kommun - Partille - Idermark and Lagerwall reklam - 2009 - 4.]
The oldest existing building in Partille is
Partille Kyrka ''(Partille Church)'' which was built in the 13th century. The church, being placed in the current centre of Partille, indicates that the present centre has been the natural rendezvous and centre of the municipality ever since it was built. Being a Swedish, very old-fashioned, Partille Kyrka has no bell tower, as a complement a separate belfry was built in 1652.
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It is also an excellent place for ]fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment, but may also be caught from stocked bodies of water such as ponds, canals, park wetlands and reservoirs. Fishing techniques inclu ...
. Records from the 16th century show that government officials fished here at the time. As is still the case today, the most popular fish were salmon
Salmon () is the common name for several list of commercially important fish species, commercially important species of euryhaline ray-finned fish from the family (biology), family Salmonidae, which are native to tributary, tributaries of the ...
and trout
Trout are species of freshwater fish belonging to the genera '' Oncorhynchus'', ''Salmo'' and ''Salvelinus'', all of the subfamily Salmoninae of the family Salmonidae. The word ''trout'' is also used as part of the name of some non-salmoni ...
.
Apart from agriculture and forestry transportations has been a very important field of business. The manager of the East India Company
The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and Southea ...
, David af Sanderberg, built Partille Herrgård
Partille () is a former urban area in the county of Västra Götaland in Sweden. It is the seat of Partille Municipality
Partille Municipality (''Partille kommun'') is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is ...
''(manor)'' between 1770 and 1780, today this manor serves a landmark for everyone who passes through the municipality. Later, during the 19th century, Sweden's first industrial society developed in Jonsered. The Scotsmen William Gibson
William Ford Gibson (born March 17, 1948) is an American-Canadian speculative fiction writer and essayist widely credited with pioneering the science fiction subgenre known as ''cyberpunk''. Beginning his writing career in the late 1970s, his ...
and Alexander Keiller opened a factory for production of sail- and tent cloth. Sweden's first terrace-houses in classical English style was also built there. Nowadays Jonsered is still classified as a national interest due to its well preserved cultural environment.[
]
Economy
Industries which are based in Partille include: Soft Touch AB (Personal Protective Equipment), Triumfglass (ice cream), Swisslog, Ragn Sells.
Apart from Partille Manor, the main key feature of Partille is the shopping mall Allum. In 1999 Partille municipality initiated a cooperation with the construction company Sten & Ström Sverige. The aim of this co-operation was to unify the two parts of the municipality, each on the north/south of the highway E20. The construction of Allum began on 3 February 2004 and was completed on 9 April 2006. The name "Allum" comes from the old Swedish word for "alla" (everyone), the name thus mean "åt alla" (for everyone) or "till alla" (to everyone). The mall has created roughly 650 new jobs and includes around 100 stores.
Sports
The following sports clubs are located in Partille:
* Partille IF
Partille IF is a Swedish football club located in Partille in Västra Götaland County.
Background
Partille Idrottsförening is a sports club which was founded in 1924. The club currently has sections for football and handball.
Since their foun ...
* IK Sävehof
IK Sävehof is a Swedish handball team located in Partille. Their home matches are played at the Partille Arena which has a capacity of 4,000.
Women's team
The women's team competes in Svensk Handbollselit. They won the championship 15 times ( ...
*
* Jonsereds IF
Jonsereds IF is a Swedish football club located in Jonsered, about east of Gothenburg (Göteborg). The club was founded on 2 May 1923 following the merger of Jonsereds GoIF and Bokedalens IF. Jonsereds IF currently plays in Division 2 Norra G ...
* Partille Badminton
Partille Cup
The handball tournament Partille Cup Partille Cup, started by the handball club IK Sävehof, is the world's largest annual tournament in handball in terms of number of participants. The tournament is played every year during one week in July by young people in the ages between 10 and ...
was first launched in Partille in 1963, it was then played at Vallhamra Idrottsplats ''Vallhamra sports field''. As the tournament grew in size it was partially, and later entirely moved to 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 ...
, where it is now played. Partille Cup is the world's greatest handball tournament for youths, in 2010 the tournament featured 1035 teams from 46 different countries. The tournament is arranged annually during the first week of July by the Swedish handball club IK Sävehof
IK Sävehof is a Swedish handball team located in Partille. Their home matches are played at the Partille Arena which has a capacity of 4,000.
Women's team
The women's team competes in Svensk Handbollselit. They won the championship 15 times ( ...
from Partille.
Education
Partille has several elementary schools including:
* Casa Montessori
* Björndammens Skola
* Furulunds Skola
* Lexby Skola
* Jonsereds Skola
* Lillegårdsskolan
* Oxeledsskolan
* Skulltorps Skola
* Ugglums Skola
* Vallhamra Skola
* Öjersjö Brunn
* Öjersjö Storegård
* Stadsparksskolan
The municipality then offers a higher education at Porthälla Gymnasium ''(high school)''.
Twin cities
* Chrudim
Chrudim () is a town in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. It is the second largest town of the region. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.
Admin ...
—Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
Cooperation between Partille and Chrudim
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References
External links
Partille Municipality
- Official site
Spartacus RUFC
- Rugby club in Partille
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