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unusual facts about Gothenburg, Sweden



1645 in Norway

The Treaty of Brömsebro resulted in the ceding of the Norwegian provinces of Jemtland and Herjedalen to Sweden.

1975 Davis Cup

A protest march was organized in Båstad by the Swedish Social Democratic Youth League on September 18, ending at the town square, where former prime minister Tage Erlander and Sweden's former ambassador to Chile Harald Edelstam addressed a crowd of some 3,000.

AB Thulinverken

AB Thulinverken was a company in Landskrona, Sweden, founded in 1914 as Enoch Thulins Aeroplanfabrik by the airman and aircraft technician Enoch Thulin.

Ancestry of Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

House of Mecklenburg, in which a princess of Sweden Euphemia, have ancestors there and (in several ways) in all ruling royal houses of Europe through her son Magnus I of Mecklenburg and grandson Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg

Annika Hallin

Annika Susanne Hallin (born February 16, 1968 in Hägersten, Stockholm) is a Swedish actress.

Apostolic Lutheran Church of America

However, there were a number belonging to a party founded by Provost Lars Levi Laestadius, of Pajala, Sweden.

Barrio Suecia

Barrio Suecia (Spanish for "Swedish neighborhood") is a section of Santiago, Chile, centered on Calle Suecia ("Swedish Street"), in the upscale Providencia municipality, which includes many pubs, discos and restaurants.

Berlinite

It was first described in 1868 for an occurrence in the Västanå iron mine, Scania, Sweden and named for Nils Johan Berlin (1812–1891) of Lund University.

Chilberg

The amazing story of a Swedish-American family that came all the way from Knäred, Halland, Sweden, to America in 1846 with the boat Superb, starting their uncertain journey to the new future in Gothenburg to arrive in Philadelphia.

Christian Quadflieg

Christian Urs Quadflieg (born April 11, 1945 in Växjö, Sweden) is a German television actor and director.

Dalbo Township, Isanti County, Minnesota

Thought to be named in honor of the immigrants from Dalarna, Sweden it is more likely that Dalbo comes from the place of the same name in Dalsland.

Dea Norberg

Andrea Heléne "Dea" Norberg (born 3 March 1974, Bräkne-Hoby, Sweden) is a Swedish singer and choirgirl who sang in most of Sweden's Eurovision Song Contest entries during the 2000s.

Distant Land

Principal photography took place on Fårö and in a studio in Fårösund, Sweden.

Emilie Demant Hatt

Demant had a close relationship and friendship with the Swedish geologist and chemist Hjalmar Lundbohm whom she met in Jukkasjärvi in 1907.

Erik Lönnroth

Erik Lönnroth was the son of Magnus Lönnroth, District Secretary of Swedish State Railways in Gothenburg, and Gerda (Kjellberg) Lönnroth .

Fredrik Lindström

In the 2000s, Lindström has become a household name in Sweden through his documentary series Värsta språket about the Swedish language on Sveriges Television.

Frida Wallberg

Frida Wallberg born April 28, 1983 in Åtvidaberg in Östergötland, Sweden, is a Swedish boxer.

Get Started

Released in 2012 on EMI Sweden, the 10-track album contains collaborations with Khoen, Lazee and Nawuel.

Hansdotter

Karin Hansdotter (1539-1596), royal mistress of King John III of Sweden

International Atomic Energy Agency

Cole served only one term, after which the IAEA was headed by two Swedes for nearly four decades: the scientist Sigvard Eklund held the job from 1961 to 1981, followed by former Swedish Foreign Minister Hans Blix, who served from 1981 to 1997.

Interoute

Interoute's offices: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, plus a Network Operations Centre in Sofia and a Customer Service Centre in Prague and Luleå.

Jacopo Foroni

After studies with Alberto Mazzucato in Milan Foroni worked as a conductor in France, Belgium and Holland before arriving in Sweden in 1849 to work for Vincenzo Galli's opera company at the Mindre teatern where he gave the Swedish premieres of works by Bellini and Donizetti as well as the young Verdi.

Jahn Teigen

Prima Vera had a number of hits, including such classics as Så lykkelig i Sverige ('So happy in Sweden', a version of The Turtles' So happy together) Det er Norge som er bra and De gærne har det godt.

Jan Staaf

Jan Egon Staaf (born January 11, 1962 in Kisa, Östergötland) is a retired male race walker from Sweden.

Jubileumspokalen

Jubileumspokalen (literally: The Jubilee Trophy) or Solvallas Jubileumspokal is an annual Group One harness event for trotters that is held at Solvalla in Stockholm, Sweden.

Kan man älska nå'n på avstånd

Kan man älska nå'n på avstånd is a song written by Karin Hemmingsson and Tommy Andersson, and recorded by Swedish dansband Vikingarna on the album "Kramgoa låtar 1998" from the within the album title mentioned year.

Kwamena Turkson

Papa Kwamena Andze Turkson (born 17 January 1976 in Bäckaby, Vetlanda, Jönköping) is a retired male boxer from Sweden.

Lilla Vilunda runestones

The Lilla Vilunda runestones are three Viking Age memorial runestones that were erected by members of the same family and which are located at Lilla Vilunda in Upplands Väsby, Stockholm County, Sweden, and in the historic province of Uppland.

Maria Montazami

In January 2011, Monatazami appeared in a television commercial for the travel agency Ving in Sweden.

Nettbuss

Headquartered in Stenungsund, the company operates primarily in Southwestern Sweden in addition to Katrineholm and Norrköping.

Norway in 1814

He learned that Prussia and Austria were waning in their support of Sweden's claims to Norway, that Tsar Alexander I of Russia (a distant cousin of Christian Frederik's) favored a Swedish-Norwegian union but not with Bernadotte as the king, and that the United Kingdom was looking for a solution to the problem that would keep Norway out of Russia's influence.

Old Western Pomerania

The name Old Western Pomerania was first used when that area of Swedish Pomerania that had been remained with Sweden after the Treaty of Stockholm, later transferred to Prussia under the Congress of Vienna in 1815 and was named New Western Pomerania.

Operation Graffham

Sir Victor Mallet, the British Minister to Sweden, was recalled to London for a briefing on the operation.

Örebro University Hospital

Örebro University Hospital (Swedish: Universitetssjukhuset Örebro, USÖ) is a university hospital in Örebro, Sweden.

Øyvin Thon

He is also five times Relay champion, as a member of the Norwegian winning teams in 1981 (Thun, Switzerland), 1983 (Zalaegerszeg, Hungary), 1985 (Bendigo, Australia), 1987 (Gérardmer, France) and 1989 (Skaraborg, Sweden).

Plague Recordings

Artists included Maarten van der Vleuten (Netherlands), Scanner (UK), The Caretaker (UK/Germany), vidnaObmana (Belgium), Moljebka Pvlse (Sweden), Ondo (Sweden), Machinist & Mendel Kaelen (Netherlands).

Ryssby Church

In 1862, Sven J. Johnson, an agent for the White Star Line, along with Bengt Johnson, Aaron Peterson, Sven Magni, Peter Johnson, Lars J. Johnson and Samuel Gummeson, set off from their homeland in Ryssby, Sweden, to come to America seeking free land under the Homestead Act.

Shūkōkai

Sanshin-kan (糸東流三身館空手道), taught since 1965 in Stockholm, Sweden, by Tamas Weber, a student of Tani, and others like Hayashi, Kuniba.

Stefan Gunnarsson

Stefan Gunnarsson, born October 24, 1968 in Boden, Sweden, is a Swedish musician, known as team captain in the Swedish TV program "Så ska det låta".

Stena Match Cup Sweden

Stena Match Cup Sweden (previously Swedish Match Cup) is a sailing event on the World Match Racing Tour held in Marstrand, Sweden in the beginning of July every year.

Stenkilsson

Halsten Stenkilsson, became king of Sweden after his father Stenkil's death in 1066

Swedish Trotting Oaks

The Swedish Trotting Oaks (Swedish: Svenskt Trav-Oaks or only Oaks) is an annual national Group One harness event for trotters that is held at Solvalla in Stockholm, Sweden.

Thaddäus Haenke

The Mulovsky expedition was prevented from leaving the Baltic by the outbreak of war with Sweden in 1787.

The Symphonic Ellington

Recorded at Salle Wagram, Paris on January 31, 1963 (tracks 3 & 6), at Solna-Sundbyberg, Sweden on February 8, 1963 (tracks 1 & 2), at Hamburg, Germany on February 14, 1963 (track 4) and at at Studio Zanibelli, Milan, Italy on February 21, 1963 (track 5).

Tomas Svensson

Tomas Runar Svensson (born February 15, 1968 in Eskilstuna, Södermanland) is a Swedish retired handball goalkeeper who is currently goalkeeper coach for Rhein-Neckar Löwen.

Uppland Runic Inscription 53

Uppland Runic Inscription 53 is a runestone built into a wall in the intersection between the thoroughfares Prästgatan and Kåkbrinken in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden.

Venersborg, Washington

:Venersborg redirects here; for the city in Sweden, see Vänersborg

Where Were You Last Night

Where Were You Last Night is a 1989 album released by Swedish pop artist Ankie Bagger.

William Findley

At one point, Constitutional Convention delegate James Wilson and Pennsylvania Chief Justice Thomas McKean disputed one of Findley's statements about jury trials in Sweden; Findley returned two days later with William Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England and demonstrated that his reference had been correct.

William W. Thomas, Jr.

At only 23 years of age, and full of enthusiasm for his task, he was appointed consul to Gothenburg, Sweden on October 23, 1862.


see also

118 WallyPower

The hull of the 118 WallyPower is the result of an extensive R&D program including tank testing at the SSPA facility in Gothenburg, Sweden, and smoke testing in the Ferrari Wind Tunnel Facility in Maranello, Italy.

1973 World Fencing Championships

The 1973 World Fencing Championships were held in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Åby Stora Pris

Åby Stora Pris (literally "Åby Grand Prize") is an annual Group One harness event for trotters that is held at Åby Racetrack in Mölndal, 10 km south of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Bill Kirby

Kirby found his way back into the national team at the 1997 FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Caledonian Club

There are reciprocal arrangements with clubs in Scotland (the New Club in Edinburgh, The Western in Glasgow, Royal Northern and University Club in Aberdeen and the Royal Perth Golfing Society) and County and City Club, London and the south east, and some 60 clubs worldwide, including the Hong Kong Club, the Hurlingham Club in Argentina, the Royal Bachelors' Club in Gothenburg, Sweden, and the Australian Club.

Chalmers Ballong Corps

Chalmers Ballong Corps (CBC) is a students' hot-air ballooning club at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Clean Asia!

Clean Asia! is a freeware vertical shooter video game by Jonatan "Cactus" Söderström, an independent video game developer from Gothenburg, Sweden.

Edith Allard

She then pursued a career as a soloist throughout Europe, spending much of her time on contract in Gothenburg, Sweden, where she retired in 1944.

Fred Gage

In 1998, Fred H. Gage (Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California) and Peter Eriksson (Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden) discovered and announced that the human brain produces new nerve cells in adulthood.

Gerard Jennings

In 2001 he was conferred with the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa (Honorary Doctorate) by the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Gothenburg Theatre Academy

Gothenburg Theatre Academy refers to the drama school in Gothenburg, Sweden, that started in 1941 as Maria Schildknechts elevskola and today, after several changes of name and organizational structure, forms part of the Academy of Music and Drama (Swedish: Högskolan för scen och musik) at the University of Gothenburg.

Horemheb

At a well known 1987 Conference from Gothenburg, Sweden, Kenneth Kitchen astutely noted that any attempt to explain away the Year 59 Horemheb date as a "scribal error" fails to consider the long and volumnious listed series of court trials and legal setbacks which Mes' family endured in order to win back control over certain valuable lands which had been stolen from his family's line.

Jessica Liedberg

Jessica Martina Liedberg (born October 7, 1969 in Lindome, Gothenburg, Sweden) is a Swedish actress.

Joe Soares

Due to wishing to continue with rugby Soares led the Canadian wheelchair rugby team to victory against the until then-undefeated United States team in Gothenburg, Sweden.

LED display

The 2011 UEFA Champions League Final match between Manchester United and Barcelona was broadcast live in 3D format in Gothenburg (Sweden), on an EKTA screen.

Masters athletics

The World Association of Veteran Athletes was founded August 9, 1977, at the second World Masters Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Mike Schleibaum

Schleibaum has had the opportunity to work with legendary metal producers: Fredrick Nordstrom (Studio Friedmen, Gothenburg Sweden), Devin Townsend (Greenhouse Studios, Vancouver, BC), and Brian McTernan (Salad Days Studios, Baltimore, MD).

MS Golden Princess

In February 1971 she had to ber docked at the Eriksbergs varv in Gothenburg, Sweden due to a metal worker's strike in Finland.

Nicholas Chan

He played for the school team and he also participated in the Gothia Cup that was held in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Nørreport Station

Located in fare zone 1, it serves lines M1 and M2 of the Metro, most S-train lines, regional trains to Helsingør, intercity trains to Esbjerg and international trains to Malmö and Gothenburg, Sweden, and trains to other places, but not express trains.

Oskar Sandberg

Oskar Sandberg is a key contributor to the Freenet Project, and a PhD graduate of the Chalmers Technical University in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Peter K Petrov

Before he got a job there, he used to work as a PDRA in Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Petri Salo

Petri Salo has visited as a guest lecturer in various universities in Finland (University of Helsinki, University of Joensuu), Scandinavia (University of Gothenburg (Gothenburg), Sweden, Norwegian University of Science and Technology Trondheim, and University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway), Estonia (University of Tarto), the U.S. (University of Minnesota) and Australia (Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga)

Portaleditions

International publisher with divisions in Vitoria (Spain), Basingstoke (United Kingdom) and Gothenburg (Sweden).

Staffan William-Olsson

Staffan William-Olsson (born 13 December 1959 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a Swedish Jazz musician (guitar) and composer, known guitarist of The Real Thing, and the collaborations with the likes of Bob Berg, Lee Konitz and Palle Mikkelborg.

Swedish Pro Tennis Championships

The Swedish Pro Tennis Championships were created in Gothenburg, Sweden, as part of the 1972 WCT circuit, as one of the four non-American events of the tour, with the Canada International of Essen, Germany, and the Rotterdam Indoors of Rotterdam, Netherlands.

The Gothenburg Study of Children with DAMP

The Gothenburg Study of Children with DAMP was a study of six-year-old children in Gothenburg, Sweden that began in 1977.

The Lightyears

In October 2012, the band travelled to Gothenburg, Sweden, to perform with Roger Daltrey from The Who and Roger Taylor from Queen.

Tom Patsalis

He was a pioneer in the early days of Masters athletics, winning three events at the 2nd ever World Association of Veteran Athletes Championships in 1977 in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Troy Dorsey

The following month, Dorsey was scheduled to fight for the PKO World Bantamweight (-57 kg/125 lb) Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden against Dennis Sigo but the Swede had broken his hand during sparring just one week prior to the event and Michael Kuhr was asked to take the fight and move down in weight on short notice.

Volvo B59

It was bought by Volvo for preservation at the Volvo Museum in Gothenburg, Sweden after withdrawal.

Volvo Trucks

With global headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden, Volvo manufactures and assembles its trucks in 15 countries.

Wijdan Ali

She has participated in the cross cultural cooperation " the Dance of Visions" in Gothenburg Sweden, invited by the Swedish artist Ragnhild Lundén.

Wings Over Europe Tour

The tour proceeded largely without incident, but on 10 August in Gothenburg, Sweden, Paul and Linda McCartney were arrested for possession of marijuana and fined US$1,200.

Yaho Department

The mayor of Yaho Commune since 2006 is Zounkata Tuina, an architect educated in Chalmers University of Technology at Gothenburg, Sweden.

Yaşar Kemal

His 1955 novel Teneke was adapted into a theatrical play, which was staged for almost one year in Gothenburg, Sweden, in the country where he lived for about two years in the late 1970s.