Gothenburg
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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 (15,863 views/month, #1 of 1,464).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: International Cities of Refuge Network[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Gothenburg Municipality[4], Mölndal Municipality[5], Partille Municipality[6], Kungsbacka Municipality[7]
- Country: Sweden[8]
- Located in or next to body of water: Göta älv[9], Kattegat[10]
- Instance of: big city[11], port city[12]
- Official language: Swedish[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Norra Hisingen[14], Angered[15], Munkebäck[16], Västra Hisingen[17], Lundby[18], Majorna-Linné[19], Örgryte-Härlanda[20], Västra Göteborg[21], Askim-Frölunda-Högsbo[22]
- Twinned administrative body: Aarhus[23], Banjarmasin[24], Bergen[25], Chicago[26], Galdogob[27], Kraków[28], Lyon[29], Oslo[30], Rostock[31], Saint Petersburg[32], Shanghai[33], Tallinn[34], Turku[35], Novi Sad[36]
- Postal code: 400 10–418 79[37]
- Part of: Västergötland[38]
- Commons category: Göteborg[39]
- Local dialing code: 31[40]
- Inception: 1621[41]
- Official website: https://goteborg.se/[42]
- Topic's main category: Category:Gothenburg[43]
- Commons gallery: Göteborg[44]
- Population: 549,839[45], 572,799[46], 457,927[47], 60,513[48], 23,934[49], 30,425[50], 581,822[51], 590,580[52], 592,042[53], 483,250[54], 62,314[55], 14,890[56], 31,588[57], 600,473[58]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Gothenburg include Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport[59], an international airport[60], in Sweden[61], founded in 1977[62]; Gothenburg City Airport[63], an airport[64], in Sweden[65], founded in 1940[66]; and 10551 Göteborg[67], an asteroid[68].
Why It Matters
Gothenburg has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[69] Gothenburg is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.[70]
Entities named for Gothenburg include Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport[59], an international airport[60], in Sweden[61], founded in 1977[62]; Gothenburg City Airport[63], an airport[64], in Sweden[65], founded in 1940[66]; and 10551 Göteborg[67], an asteroid[68].