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In Sweden, the standard time is Central European Time (CET; UTC+01:00; Swedish: centraleuropeisk tid). [1] Daylight saving time is observed from the last Sunday in March (02:00 CET) to the last Sunday in October (03:00 CEST). [2] Sweden adopted CET in 1900. [3]
Gothenburg Central Station (Swedish: Göteborgs centralstation, Göteborg C) is the main railway station of Gothenburg and it is the oldest railway station in Sweden still in use. [1] The station serves 27 million passengers per year, [ 2 ] making it the second largest railway station in Sweden after Stockholm Central Station which it predates ...
Gothenburg's largest shopping centre (8th largest in Sweden), Nordstan, is located in central Gothenburg. [102] The Haga district. Gothenburg's Haga district is known for its picturesque wooden houses [98] and its cafés serving the well-known Haga bulle – a large cinnamon roll similar to the kanelbulle. [103]
Gothenburg Municipality (Göteborgs kommun or Göteborgs stad) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Gothenburg . When the first Swedish local government acts were implemented in 1863 the City of Gothenburg, founded and chartered in 1621, became a city municipality with an elected ...
The county is the second most populous of Sweden's counties and it comprises 49 municipalities (kommuner). Its population of 1,616,000 amounts to 17% of Sweden's population. [needs update] The formal capital and seat of the governor of Västra Götaland County is Gothenburg.
Götaplatsen at night. Götaplatsen is a public square in Gothenburg, Sweden, at the southern end of Avenyn, the city's main boulevard. [1] The square was inaugurated when Gothenburg held a major international industrial exhibition, In 1923, celebrating the city's 300th anniversary.
In the late 2010s, Volvo announced its ambition to create a new experience center located in central Gothenburg. In January 2020, the European Commission approved the plans by Volvo Cars and AB Volvo for what was then described as an "experience park." [1] The inauguration took place on April 14, 2024, on Volvo's 97th anniversary.
Mölnlycke is located at a height of 91 meters above sea level [5] and is about 10 km from Gothenburg, the second largest city in Sweden.The short distance to Gothenburg is probably one of the factors of the quick expansion of the city that started during the 20th century, when many people started commuting between Mölnlycke and Gothenburg.