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Gothenburg: see Göteborg Göteborg (yötəbôr`yə) or Gothenburg ..... Click the link for more information. , Sweden. Göteborgor GothenburgCity (pop., 2001 est.: 471,267), southwestern Sweden. The country's chief seaport and second largest city, it lies along the Göta River estuary, about 5 mi (8 km) above the Kattegat. Founded in 1603, the city was destroyed in the Kalmar War with Denmark (1611–13) but was refounded in 1619. Many of the early inhabitants were Dutch, who built urban canals and laid out the city centre. A prosperous period began with the completion of the Göta Canal (1832) and the start of a transoceanic shipping service. It retains some historic architecture, and a moat still encircles the old part of the city. The port's principal exports are automobiles (Volvo), ball bearings, and paper. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The 11 routes totalling 961 km carried 15 million passengers in 2008, and this is predicted to grow to 20 million with the launch of an Alvangen - Goteborg commuter service in December 2012. director general of the Turkish Airlines (THY) at a ceremony for the launching of fights to Sweden's Goteborg city. The Goteborg region has strong profile of companies and researchers in several sectors in the field of visualization in their roles as developers, producers, and/or users of visualization technology. |
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