Härlanda is one of the 21 ''stadsdelsnämndsområden'' (roughly "city district committee areas") of

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, situated to the east of the city centre. To the east of Härlanda lies

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, and to the south

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. In Gothenburg Municipality it borders

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to the west and

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to the north, across the stream Säveån. It is largely a

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, residential area and mostly consists of apartment blocks built before 1960.

Geography

Härlanda borough is composed of four officially defined residential

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s: * Björkekärr, which is based on the traditional district with the same name * Härlanda, which consists of parts of the traditional districts

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and Vidkärr. * Kålltorp, which includes most of the traditional district with the same name. * Torpa, which consists of the traditional districts of Torpa, Fräntorp and parts of Vidkärr.

Demographics

Härlanda has approximately 20 000 inhabitants, divided into 11 100 households, therefore a large proportion of the households are considered as small. Over 800 of the inhabitants are foreign citizens born abroad, and a further 130 are foreign citizens but born in Sweden. Almost 1500 inhabitants of Härlanda are first generation immigrants.

Places of interest

Härlanda Park is a defunct prison where the local administration resides. It is now a listed historical building.

Härlanda Tjärn Härlanda is one of the 21 Boroughs and districts of Gothenburg, ''stadsdelsnämndsområden'' (roughly "city district committee areas") of Gothenburg Municipality in Sweden, situated to the east of the city centre. To the east of Härlanda lies Part ...

is, during the summertime, a popular place for sunbathing, and during the winter for

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located in the Delsjön nature reserve.

Sports

Härlanda is home to the

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club

Qviding FIF Qviding FIF is a Swedish football club located in Gothenburg. The club was formed October 1987 following a merger of the BK Qviding and Fräntorps IF clubs. Qviding FIF is currently playing in Division 1 Södra. In recent years the club has ha ...

which currently plays in

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, the second highest league in Sweden.

References

External links

Official homepage of Härlanda borough
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