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Göta Lejon Entré, 2017
Göta is a Swedish given name, which is the female equivalent of Göte. It may refer to: *Göta Ljungberg (1893–1955), Swedish singer *Göta Pettersson (1926–1993), Swedish gymnast Other uses *Göta, Sweden *Göta älv, a river in Sweden *Göta älvbron, a bridge in Gothenburg *Göta Canal, a waterway in Sweden *Göta Court of Appeal, in Jönköping *Göta highway, in southern Sweden *Göta Lejon Göta Lejon is a theatre located at 55 Götgatan in the district of Södermalm in Stockholm, Sweden. History Göta Lejon was built in the years 1926–1928 according to drawings by architect Birger Borgström. (1890–1964). Architecturally, th ..., a theatre in Stockholm {{DEFAULTSORT:Gota Swedish feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country by both area and population, and is the List of European countries by area, fifth-largest country in Europe. Its capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a population of 10.6 million, and a low population density of ; 88% of Swedes reside in urban areas. They are mostly in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden's urban areas together cover 1.5% of its land area. Sweden has a diverse Climate of Sweden, climate owing to the length of the country, which ranges from 55th parallel north, 55°N to 69th parallel north, 69°N. Sweden has been inhabited since Prehistoric Sweden, prehistoric times around 12,000 BC. The inhabitants emerged as the Geats () and Swedes (tribe), Swedes (), who formed part of the sea-faring peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gote (other)
Gote or Göte can refer to the following: People * Göte Almqvist (1921 – 1994), Swedish ice hockey player * Göte Andersson (1909 – 1975), Swedish water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics * Göte Blomqvist (1928 – 2003), Swedish ice hockey player * Göte Carlsson, Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1930s * Göte Dahl, Swedish footballer who played as forward *Göte Hagström, (1918 – 2014), Swedish athlete * Göte Malm, Swedish footballer who played as midfielder * Göte Rosengren, Swedish footballer who played as defender * Göte Strandsjö (1916 – 2001), Swedish hymnwriter *Göte Turesson (1892 – 1970), Swedish evolutionary botanist * Göte Wahlström (born 1951), Swedish politician * Göte Wälitalo (born 1956), Swedish ice hockey goaltender Other uses * ''Gote'', a strategic concept in the game of Go *Gote is the second player in Shogi , also known as Japanese chess, is a Strategy game, strategy board game for two players. It is one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Göta Ljungberg
Göta Ljungberg (4 October 1893 – 28 June 1955) was a major Swedish Wagnerian dramatic soprano of the 1920s who sang throughout American and Europe and left an important recorded legacy. Biography Born in Sundsvall, she studied at the Stockholm Opera SchoolThe Times, Jul 4, 1955, p11 with the physician and vocal coach Gillis Bratt. She undertook further studies with Mme Charles Cahier in Stockholm and also in Milan and Berlin. She also studied with Estelle Liebling, the teacher of Beverly Sills, in New York City during her time at the Met. She debuted as Gutrune in Wagner's ''Götterdämmerung'' with the Royal Swedish Opera in 1917. She remained one of the leading singers there until 1926 when began her international career. She went on to sing at most of the principal opera houses in Europe and America and "was acclaimed not only for her singing, but also for her acting and dramatic intensity" At the Berlin State Opera, she often appeared in Wagner but also as Tosca, San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Göta Pettersson
Göta Elisabeth Pettersson (18 December 1926 – 9 October 1993) was a Swedish artistic gymnast. She competed at both the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in the team portable apparatus event in 1952. She also won the gold team medal and team portable apparatus medal at the 1950 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, and individually, she was the 1948 Swedish champion. Biography Pettersson was born in 1926 in Stockholm to a single mother, as her father died before she was born. She swam as a child and began gymnastics in 1941. In 1946, she became the bronze medalist at the Swedish Championships. In 1948, she won the Swedish championships and was sent to compete at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Because Sweden had developed its own gymnastics style that differed from that used in international competition, they had not sent a team to the Olympics since 1920. The team placed fourth. Pettersson was one of three members of the Olympic team (along with Karin Lind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Göta, Sweden
Göta is a locality situated in Lilla Edet Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count .... It had 920 inhabitants in 2010. References Populated places in Lilla Edet Municipality {{VästraGötaland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Göta älv
The (; "River of (the) Geats") is a river that drains lake Vänern into the Kattegat, at the city of Gothenburg, on the western coast of Sweden. It was formed at the end of the last glaciation, as an outflow channel from the Baltic Ice Lake to the Atlantic Ocean and nowadays it has the largest drainage basin in Scandinavia. The is located in Götaland, with the river itself being a site of early Geatish settlement. Its length is . The Bohus Fortress is located by the river at Kungälv. There the river splits into two, with the northern part being the Nordre älv and the southern part keeping the name ; the two arms of the river enclose the island of Hisingen. At Trollhättan there is a dam, canal locks and a hydropower station in the river. The locks make the river navigable, even for large cargo vessels ( long). The artificial parts are called Trollhätte Canal. The river and the canal is part of a mostly inland waterway, Göta Canal, which spans the width of Sweden to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Göta älvbron
Göta is a Swedish given name, which is the female equivalent of Göte. It may refer to: * Göta Ljungberg (1893–1955), Swedish singer * Göta Pettersson (1926–1993), Swedish gymnast Other uses * Göta, Sweden *Göta älv, a river in Sweden * Göta älvbron, a bridge in Gothenburg *Göta Canal, a waterway in Sweden *Göta Court of Appeal The Göta Court of Appeal (), located in Jönköping, is one of the six appellate courts in the Swedish legal system. The court was established in 1634 during the regency of Queen Christina. It is the second oldest of the Swedish courts of appe ..., in Jönköping * Göta highway, in southern Sweden * Göta Lejon, a theatre in Stockholm {{DEFAULTSORT:Gota Swedish feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Göta Canal
The Göta Canal () is a Swedish canal constructed in the early 19th century. The canal is long, of which were dug or blasted, with a width varying between and a maximum depth of about .Uno Svedin, Britt Hägerhäll Aniansson, ''Sustainability, Local Democracy and the Future: The Swedish Model'', pp. 93–94. Springer, 2002. The speed is limited to 5 knots in the canal. The Göta Canal is a part of a waterway long, linking a number of lakes and rivers to provide a route from Gothenburg (Göteborg) on the west coast to Söderköping on the Baltic Sea via the Trollhätte kanal and Göta älv river, through the large lakes Vänern and Vättern. This waterway was dubbed as Sweden's Blue Ribbon (). Contrary to the popular belief it is not correct to consider this waterway as a sort of ''greater'' Göta Canal: the Trollhätte Canal and the Göta Canal are completely separate entities. History The idea of a canal across southern Sweden was first put forward as early as 151 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Göta Court Of Appeal
The Göta Court of Appeal (), located in Jönköping, is one of the six appellate courts in the Swedish legal system. The court was established in 1634 during the regency of Queen Christina. It is the second oldest of the Swedish courts of appeal, after the Svea Court of Appeal (established in 1614). In the beginning, the jurisdiction was Götaland, which in those days also included Värmland. After the second treaty of Brömsebro (1645) and the treaty of Roskilde (1658), the provinces Blekinge, Bohuslän, Halland, and Scania were added. In order to relieve the workload for the Göta court, the Scania and Blekinge Court of Appeal was established in 1820 and the Court of Appeal for Western Sweden in 1948. In 1992, Örebro County was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Göta court. The building for the Göta court in Jönköping was put into use in 1650 and is the building that has been used the longest time for judiciary purposes in Sweden. See also *Courts of appeal in Swe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Göta Highway
Göta highway () was, up to the late-17th century, the only road between Stockholm and south of Sweden. Dating back at least to the Middle Ages, and some parts even back to the Viking Age, the highway is the oldest known road from Stockholm to the south. Göta highway lost importance after the year 1670, when the new highway via Hornstull came in use. Göta highway started in the centre of Stockholm at the Old Castle of Stockholm in Gamla Stan and led through Södermalm (here, the street is now named Götgatan) and the south suburbs of the city via the present-day Huddinge Municipality, Botkyrka Municipality and Salem Municipality to the city of Södertälje, and then further on to Götaland, one of the three lands of Sweden. For those who in the 16th century were to travel by land south of Stockholm, Göta country road was the only alternative. The road dates back at least to the Middle Ages. It was probably already trampled on in the Bronze Age or even earlier.Allt om Stockh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Göta Lejon
Göta Lejon is a theatre located at 55 Götgatan in the district of Södermalm in Stockholm, Sweden. History Göta Lejon was built in the years 1926–1928 according to drawings by architect Birger Borgström. (1890–1964). Architecturally, the house has a block-long plaster facade with modernism on the basis of neoclassicalism. The entrance has a canopy covered with copper plate crowned with a copper lion by Einar Forseth (1892–1988) who also decorated the salon. The building was decorated with stucco work by Nils Enberg (1893–1959) and Carl Elmberg (1889–1955). It opened as a cinema in 1928, with the last movie at the venue in the 1980s. Since the 1990s, it has been a theatre, especially known for musical productions. Among the productions at Göta Lejon, the Swedish versions of ''High School Musical'', '' Buddy: The Buddy Holly Musical'', ''The Sound of Music'', ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' and ''Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'' have been successfully played. Up unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Feminine Given Names
Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by the Swedish language * Swedish people or Swedes, persons with a Swedish ancestral or ethnic identity ** A national or citizen of Sweden, see demographics of Sweden ** Culture of Sweden * Swedish cuisine See also * * Swedish Church (other) * Swedish Institute (other) * Swedish invasion (other) * Swedish Open (other) Swedish Open is a tennis tournament. Swedish Open may also refer to: * Swedish Open (badminton) * Swedish Open (table tennis) * Swedish Open (squash) * Swedish Open (darts) {{disambiguation ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |