Färjenäsparken is a park located on the north bank of the
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 ...
, Sweden. It consists of grilling places, a
driving range
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, a ground for beach volleyball,
mini golf, a cafe with a lunch restaurant, and other attractions.
Färjenäs is where
Karl IX founded
Gothenburg
Gothenburg ( ; ) is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated by the Kattegat on the west coast of Sweden, it is the gub ...
in 1603. In 1611 the city was burned down by the
Danes
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History
Early history
Denmark ...
.
Parks in Gothenburg
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