Älvsborg or Elfsborg may refer to:

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Old Älvsborg Älvsborg (), now generally known as Old Älvsborg () or Älvsborg Castle () to distinguish it from the later New Älvsborg and Älvsborg Fortress, was a medieval castle situated on the rocky outcrop known as Klippan, on the south bank of the G� ...

, a ruined mediaeval castle on the Göta River in Gothenburg, Sweden *

New Älvsborg New Älvsborg, so-called to distinguish it from the earlier fortress at Old Älvsborg, is a Coastal defence and fortification#Sea forts, sea fort on the island of Kyrkogårdsholmen within the urban area of modern Gothenburg, Sweden. Situated near ...

, a sea fort on the island of Kyrkogårdsholmen in Gothenburg, Sweden *

Älvsborg Fortress Älvsborg Fortress (), with its main facility Oscar II's Fort () built 1899–1907, is a now-defunct Swedish fortification located at the mouth of the Göta River in the Älvsborg district of Gothenburg, Sweden. History Construction of the fo ...

, a 19th-century fortress at the mouth of the Göta River *

Fort Nya Elfsborg Fort Nya Elfsborg was a fortification and settlement established as a part of New Sweden. Built in 1643 and named after the Älvsborg Fortress off Gothenburg, Fort Nya Elfsborg was located on the New Jersey side of the Delaware River, between p ...

, a 17th-century colonial fort on the Delaware River in modern New Jersey

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*, a minelayer of the Swedish Navy *

Älvsborg Regiment The Älvsborg Regiment (), designation I 15 and I 15/Fo 34, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traces its origins back 1624. It was disbanded in 1998. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the provinces of Västergötland, ...

, a former infantry regiment based in Borås *

Älvsborg Coastal Artillery Regiment The Älvsborg Coastal Artillery Regiment (), designation KA 4, was a Swedish Navy coastal artillery regiment of the Swedish Armed Forces which operated between 1942 and 2000. The unit was based in Gothenburg. History After the Swedish Coastal A ...

, a former regiment of the Swedish Coastal Artillery *

Älvsborg Brigade Älvsborg or Elfsborg may refer to: Military Fortresses *Old Älvsborg, a ruined mediaeval castle on the Göta River in Gothenburg, Sweden *New Älvsborg, a sea fort on the island of Kyrkogårdsholmen in Gothenburg, Sweden *Älvsborg Fortress, a 1 ...

, a former infantry brigade in Sweden's

Western Military District The Western Military District () was a Military districts of Russia, military district of Russia, in existence from 2010 until its abolishment as a unitary military command on February 26, 2024, succeeded by the newly reconstituted Moscow Mil ...

Sports

Älvsborgs FF Älvsborgs FF is a Swedish football club located in Västra Frölunda. Background Älvsborgs FF currently (2016) plays in Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Påvelunds ...

, a football club in Gothenburg *

IF Elfsborg Idrottsföreningen Elfsborg, more commonly known as IF Elfsborg or simply Elfsborg (), is a professional association football, football club based in Borås, Sweden, and is affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund. They play in the Alls ...

, a professional football club based in Borås *

SK Elfsborg SK may refer to: People * SK (actor) or Sivakarthikeyan, Indian actor * Salman Khan or SK, Indian actor * Shahram Kashani (SK), an Iranian-American singer * Shakib Khan, Bangladeshi film actor, known by the initialism SK * Søren Kierkegaard, Dan ...

, a swimming club in Borås; see

List of Swedish Swimming Championships champions (women) This is a list of women's champions of the Swedish Swimming Championships, the annual swimming (sport), swimming championship in long course, usually held outdoors in the Swedish summer. Records of women's events go back to 1910 in freestyle swimm ...

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Älvsborg, Gothenburg Älvsborg is an urban district of Gothenburg in Sweden. Älvsborg is a coastal district situated in western Gothenburg at the mouth of the Rivö Fjord and comprise 1,210 hectares. The Älvsborg Bridge connects the southern and northern parts of G ...

, a borough of Gothenburg, Sweden *

Älvsborg County Älvsborg County () was a county of Sweden until 1997, when it was merged with the counties of Gothenburg & Bohus and Skaraborg to form Västra Götaland County. The county corresponded to the traditional province of Dalsland and the central ...

, a former county in Sweden *

Älvsborg Line The Älvsborg Line () is a railway line between Uddevalla and Borås in Sweden. The long crescent-shaped line connects to various lines, including the Bohus Line, the Norway/Vänern Line, the Kinnekulle Line, the Western Main Line, the Coast- ...

, a railway line in Sweden

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