Gothenburg

Summary

Gothenburg is an urban area in Sweden^[1]. Gothenburg ranks in the top 0.068% of urban_area_in_sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,026 views/month, #1 of 1,464).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gothenburg was a member of International Cities of Refuge Network^[3].
• Gothenburg is located in Gothenburg Municipality^[4].
• Gothenburg is located in Mölndal Municipality^[5].
• Gothenburg is located in Partille Municipality^[6].
• Gothenburg is located in Kungsbacka Municipality^[7].
• Gothenburg is in the country of Sweden^[8].
• Gothenburg is on the body of water Göta älv^[9].
• Gothenburg is on the body of water Kattegat^[10].
• Gothenburg's instance of is recorded as urban area in Sweden^[11].
• Gothenburg's instance of is recorded as big city^[12].
• Gothenburg's instance of is recorded as port city^[13].
• Gothenburg's official language is recorded as Swedish^[14].
• Gothenburg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Norra Hisingen^[15].
• Gothenburg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Angered^[16].
• Gothenburg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Munkebäck^[17].
• Gothenburg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Västra Hisingen^[18].
• Gothenburg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lundby^[19].
• Gothenburg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Majorna-Linné^[20].
• Gothenburg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Örgryte-Härlanda^[21].
• Gothenburg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Västra Göteborg^[22].
• Gothenburg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Askim-Frölunda-Högsbo^[23].
• Gothenburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Aarhus^[24].
• Gothenburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Banjarmasin^[25].
• Gothenburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bergen^[26].
• Gothenburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chicago^[27].

Body

Geography

Gothenburg is in the country of Sweden^[8]. Located in include Gothenburg Municipality^[4], a municipality of Sweden^[28], in Sweden^[29], founded in 1971^[30]; Mölndal Municipality^[5], a municipality of Sweden^[31], in Sweden^[32], founded in 1971^[33]; Partille Municipality^[6], a municipality of Sweden^[34], in Sweden^[35], founded in 1971^[36]; and Kungsbacka Municipality^[7], a municipality of Sweden^[37], in Sweden^[38], founded in 1971^[39]. Adjacent water bodies include Göta älv^[9], a river^[40], in Sweden^[41] and Kattegat^[10], a strait^[42], in Sweden^[43]. Gothenburg is part of Västergötland^[44].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+549839'}^[45], {'amount': '+572799'}^[46], {'amount': '+457927'}^[47], {'amount': '+581822'}^[48], {'amount': '+590580'}^[49], and {'amount': '+592042'}^[50].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include urban area in Sweden^[11], big city^[12], and port city^[13].

History and Context

1621 marks the founding of Gothenburg^[51].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Gothenburg include Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport^[52], an international airport^[53], in Sweden^[54], founded in 1977^[55]; Gothenburg City Airport^[56], an airport^[57], in Sweden^[58], founded in 1940^[59]; and 10551 Göteborg^[60], an asteroid^[61].

Why It Matters

Gothenburg ranks in the top 0.068% of urban_area_in_sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,026 views/month, #1 of 1,464).^[2] Gothenburg has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[62] Gothenburg is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[63]

Entities named for Gothenburg include Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport^[52], an international airport^[53], in Sweden^[54], founded in 1977^[55]; Gothenburg City Airport^[56], an airport^[57], in Sweden^[58], founded in 1940^[59]; and 10551 Göteborg^[60], an asteroid^[61].