{"id":6053,"date":"2012-11-13T23:16:12","date_gmt":"2012-11-13T23:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=6053"},"modified":"2018-08-10T14:46:28","modified_gmt":"2018-08-10T14:46:28","slug":"goteborg-gothenburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/goteborg-gothenburg\/","title":{"rendered":"G\u00f6teborg &#8211; Gothenburg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The city of <strong>G\u00f6teborg<\/strong>, perhaps better known as Gothenburg outside of Scandinavia, is Sweden&#8217;s second-largest city with just over 500 000 inhabitants. It is a beautiful city with a lot to offer, from an indoor zoo called <em>Universeum<\/em> to the Scandinavia-wide famous <em>Liseberg<\/em> amusement park. There are also several churches to be observed around the city. The people of G\u00f6teborg, known by Swedes as <em>g\u00f6teborgare<\/em>, are famous for their easy-going attitude and pleasantness. Of course, this is only a generalization, but on my trip there in late October 2012, the rumors really seemed to be true about several people I met. It was a fantastic trip to what is now my favorite city in Sweden.<\/p>\n<p>Gothenburg is located on Sweden&#8217;s west coast, just east across the <em>Kattegatt<\/em> from the northern tip of Denmark. It lies about half-way between Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, and Oslo, the capital of Norway. The city has two highly-ranked universities, <em>G\u00f6teborgs universitet<\/em> or Gothenburg University and <em>Chalmers tekniska h\u00f6gskola<\/em>, the Chalmers University of Technology. Chalmers is particularly known for offering a very competitive degree in architectural design, a program that takes five years to complete.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The city was originally founded by King Charles IX of Sweden (known as Karl IX in Scandinavia) on the island of Hisingen, just north of today&#8217;s Gothenburg. Eventually the island was overtaken by the Danes in 1611, but ten years later the city was able to be refounded by the Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus II (known as Gustav Adolf II in Scandinavia). From that point on, it prospered.<\/p>\n<p>Gothenburg is a fantastic city, and during my travels there I made a point of filming around the city to share with all of you loyal readers. Here it is:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iksXMr6vKs8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen title=\"Embedded video\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In case any of you are wondering, the view at the end of the video is from <em>Svenska M\u00e4ssan<\/em>, or the Swedish Exhibition and Congress Centre, just accross from Universeum in an area known as <em>Evenemangstr\u00e5ket<\/em> in Gothenburg. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>[Source for statistics above: <a title=\"goteborg.se\" href=\"http:\/\/www4.goteborg.se\/prod\/G-info\/statistik.nsf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">goteborg.se<\/a>, <a title=\"G\u00f6teborg - Wikipedia\" href=\"http:\/\/sv.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/G%C3%B6teborg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The city of G\u00f6teborg, perhaps better known as Gothenburg outside of Scandinavia, is Sweden&#8217;s second-largest city with just over 500 000 inhabitants. 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