About Göteborg
Trade, shipping and international contacts have distinguished Göteborg ever
since the city was founded in 1621 by Gustav II Adolf. It was built by Dutchmen,
and in the 17th century the official languages were Dutch, German, Swedish
and English.
In the 18th century The Swedish East India Company began trading with the east.
Porcelain, tea, spices, textiles and other luxury goods of the time were shipped
to Göteborg.
In the 19th century Göteborg became industrialised, largely due to the arrival of
Scottish and English businessmen. Over the years many became rich, and they
founded a hospital, library and university.
Modern-day Göteborg with its wide boulevards, parks and stone houses was built
around the end of the 19th century.
Göteborg by numbers
500,085 inhabitants (Göteborg Region 900,322)
1 Göteborg International Film Festival
1 county governor
1 Poseidon statue
1 opera house
25 theatres
1 Feskekörka fish market
20 museums
50,000 trees
2 market halls
175 square metres of green space per citizen
230 trams
12 tramlines
2 airports
668 restaurants
5 restaurants with one star in the Michelin Guide Rouge
60,000 students
2 universities
7 Paddan sightseeing boats
7,640 hotel rooms
63 hotels
3,000,000 visitors to Liseberg Amusement Park and Christmas Market
2,500 roses in the Rose garden of Trädgårdsföreningen park
50,000 runners in Göteborg half marathon
180 shops in Nordstan shopping mall
167 cafés
6 archipelago passenger ferries and 3 harbour ferries
10,940 ship-moorings a year
2,650,000 ferry passengers a year
19 golf courses within 30 minutes by car
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