Gothenburg
in Göteborgs stad of Västra Götaland County, Sweden
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Gothenburg City Airport (6 mi) - Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (12 mi)
- Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport (44 mi)
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Læsø Airport (47 mi) - Sindal Airport (66 mi)
- Lidköping-Hovby Airport (68 mi)
- Halmstad Airport (77 mi)
- Aalborg Airport (90 mi)
- Ängelholm-Helsingborg Airport (103 mi)
- Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (147 mi)
- Malmö Sturup Airport (159 mi)
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Oslo Gardermoen Airport (175 mi)
- Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg (Unesco heritage, 45 mi)
- Rock Carvings in Tanum (Unesco heritage, 72 mi)
- Kronborg Castle (Unesco heritage, 118 mi)
- Liseberg (amusement park, (1 mi)
- Hönö Klåva gästhamn (marina, (12 mi)
- Sandö hamn (marina, (15 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 57.707 and 11.967 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 57° 42' 25" and E 11° 58' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Krona - SEK
- Spoken languages:
- Swedish, Northern Sami, Finnish
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 05:06 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/Stockholm
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:33 am and 8:46 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Sweden.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Sweden. Last Update: 2024-04-25 08:17:04
Delve into Gothenburg
Gothenburg in Göteborgs stad (Västra Götaland County) with it's 572,799 habitants is a city located in Sweden about 247 mi (or 397 km) south-west of Stockholm, the country's capital town.
Current time in Gothenburg is now 05:06 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Stockholm with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 12 airports closer to Gothenburg, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Sweden is Gothenburg City Airport in a distance of 6 mi (or 9 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Sweden is Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg in a distance of 45 mi (or 72 km), South. We saw 3 points of interest near this location. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Moelndal, Partille, Moelnlycke, Kungaelv and Alafors. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 49 °F
| Morning Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Night Temperature | 5°C / 42 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 2% |
| Air Humidity | 50% |
| Air Pressure | 1005 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 98% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 26th of April 2024
8°C (47 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
10°C (50 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
16°C (61 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
SCANDIC NO 25
SCANDIC EUROPA
Hotel Pigalle
Hotel Opera
Clarion Collection Hotel Odin
Eggers
SCANDIC RUBINEN
First Hotel G
Gothenburg Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel
SCANDIC CROWN
Videos from this area
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Winter in Gothenburg
Winter images from Gothenburg in Sweden, December 2010. These and many other pictures can you see in my Panoramio account: http://www.panoramio.com/user/3186716.
Visiting Gothenburg | Euromaxx city
With a population of around half a million, Gothenburg is Sweden's second largest city. The port on the nation's west coast is home to a large number of cafes and designer boutiques, pairing...
Dave Crowe, Beatboxing In Gothenburg 2
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Trams in Gothenburg Sweden. Straßenbahn Göteborg Schweden 2011
Trams in Gothenburg Sweden. Straßenbahn Göteborg Schweden 2011.
Discover Gothenburg
Discover wonderful Gothenburg. Everything is close at hand in this compact city on the west coast of Sweden. Whether you yearn for the tranquillity of the coast and islands, fascinating...
Tram @ Gothenburg
Old trams in Gothenburg Sweden. Alte Straßenbahn Göteborg Schweden
Spårvägssällskapet Ringlinien is a nonprofit organization in Gothenburg who are actively committed to preserving the history of public transport. http://www.ringlinien.org/ The old trams...
Dave Crowe, Beatboxing In Gothenburg 3
Dave Crowe, Beatboxing In Gothenburg!
City Rush (timelapse)
Afternoon at the city centre mall in Gothenburg, made out of 1350 RAW exposures using the excellent interval timer built into the Nikon D300. Lenses used were the Nikkor AF-S 17-55/2.8 and...
short trip to sweden in 09/2006 (train spotting)
Kleine Zusammenfassung einer 3 Tagesreise nach Schweden mit Stopp in Dänemark. Eisenbahnbilder und Videos aus Nyköbing, Götebourg, Öxnered und Munkedal. Some train videos and pictures...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Göteborgsoperan
The Gothenburg Opera, Swedish: Göteborgsoperan, is an opera house in Gothenburg, Sweden. In marketing, the name is often spelled as "GöteborgsOperan", which however is not grammatically correct.
Gothenburg Law Court
The Gothenburg Law Court in Göteborg, Sweden is a Beaux-Arts style foundation structure which is used primarily as a law court.
Nordstan
Nordstan (English: North town) is a shopping centre in Gothenburg, Sweden. It is the largest shopping centre in Scandinavia, with approximately 180 shops and 150 offices. The shopping centre's total area is about 320,000 square metres divided into nine interconnected buildings, where retail and restaurant floor space makes up around 70,000 square metres. The covered streets and squares comprise 8,000 square metres.
Diocese of Gothenburg
The diocese of Gothenburg is a diocese of the Church of Sweden. Since September, 2011 the Bishop has been Per Eckerdal. 1949–1970 it was Bo Giertz. The diocese includes the provinces of Bohuslän, Halland, and south-west parts of Västergötland. The episcopal see of the diocese is in Gothenburg Cathedral.
City Museum of Gothenburg
The City Museum of Gothenburg is located in an 18th century house originally built for the Swedish East India Company in the city centre of Gothenburg, Sweden. The museum itself was created in 1861 with the British Victoria and Albert Museum as model. The City Museum is a Cultural History museum and displays Gothenburg and West Sweden’s history from the Viking Age to present day.
Götatunneln
The Götatunneln (Göta Tunnel) is a road tunnel under the inner city of Gothenburg in Sweden. It is 1,600 metres long. Construction began 2000 and it was opened for traffic June 2006. The tunnel is separated in two tubes, each carrying three lanes of traffic. The cost including road connection was 3 billion SEK.
Kungsportsplatsen
Kungsportsplatsen is a square in the city centre of Gothenburg, Sweden. The square was constructed 1852 and got its name after the King's gate (the name literally means The King's gate place). The gate was the main entrance to the fortified city, which was and still is surrounded by a moat. When the city grew outside the moat and there was no need to defend the city any longer the gate was torn down. At Kungsportsplatsen there is a statue of king Charles IX, which was placed there 1904.
Gustaf Adolfs torg, Göteborg
Gustaf Adolf's square is a located in central Gothenburg, Sweden. It was named Stortorget (the Big square) until 1854 when a statue was raised over the founding father of Gothenburg, king Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. Surrounding the square you can find Gothenburg City Hall (the former stock exchange building), the law court, and the main canal of Gothenburg.
Gothenburg Cathedral
The Gothenburg Cathedral (Swedish: Gustavi domkyrka / Göteborgs domkyrka) is a cathedral in Gothenburg, the second largest city in Sweden. The cathedral is the seat of the bishop in the diocese of Gothenburg of the Church of Sweden.
Gothenburg City Hall
The Gothenburg City Hall, also known as the Stock Exchange, is a building in Gothenburg, at the north side of the Gustaf Adolf Square. The building was designed by architect Pehr Johan Ekman and opened on December 1, 1849. Following the consolidation of stock trading to the Stockholm Stock Exchange, the building housed the municipal offices of the City of Gothenburg. The City Council has conducted its meetings there since January 5, 1863.
Avalon hotel (Gothenburg)
The Avalon hotel is a hotel at Kungsportsplatsen in Gothenburg, Sweden. It was nominated for the Kasper Salin Prize in 2007. It is part of Design Hotels AG.
Gothenburg stave church
The stave church of Gothenburg, was Gothenburg's first church building and one of its first buildings constructed since its city plan was drawn up. Completed in 1621 on one of the city's first five blocks, bounded by the streets Kungsgatan, Västra Hamngatan, Kyrkogatan and Korsgatan, the stave church stood on the same plot now occupied by Gothenburg Cathedral. The church was intended from the outset to be temporary.
These districts belong to Gothenburg.
- AEnggarden
- Annedal
- Arod
- Bagaregarden
- Biskopsgarden
- Eriksberg
- Framnaesgatan
- Gaerdsas
- Gamlestaden
- Haerlanda
- Haga
- Johanneberg
- Kalltorp
- Kortedala
- Laerjedalen
- Landala
- Lindholmen
- Lindholmen
- Lindholmsplatsen
- Linnestaden
- Lundby
- Majorna
- Nordstaden
- Olivedal
- Olskroken
- Orgryte
- Ringoen
- Sannegarden
- Savenas
- Skar
- Soedra Skaergarden
- Tingstad
- Utby
- Utbynas
These are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than Gothenburg.
Popular in vicinityThese are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Gothenburg.
Göteborg Marieholm › South-West: Gullbergsvass, Göteborg Marieholm (source)
Liseberg › South-West: Liseberg Park, Liseberg (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Goeteborg, Goteburg, Gothenburg, Gottenborg, Gotenburg, ዬተቦርይ, غوتنبرغ, جوتنبرج, Göteborq, Gotnburg, Горад Гётэбарг, Гьотеборг, Göteborg, Гётеборг, Γκέτεμποργκ, Goteborg, Gotemburgo, یوتبری, Gothembourg, גטבורג, GOT, Gautaborg, ᐃᐅᑕᐳᕆ, ヨーテボリ, გეტებორგი, 예테보리, Gothoburgum, Geteborgas, Gēteborga, Гетеборг, योहतेबोर्य, Gøteborg, گووتھنبرگ, กอเทนเบิร์ก, געטעבארג, 哥德堡
