Skandiahamnen

Places of Interest Nearby

New Elfsborg Fortress

Castle

Photo: Pål-Nils Nilsson, CC BY 2.5.

New Älvsborg, so-called to distinguish it from the earlier fortress at Old Älvsborg, is a sea fort on the island of Kyrkogårdsholmen within the urban area of modern Gothenburg, Sweden. New Elfsborg Fortress is situated 1¼ km west of Skandiahamnen.

Älvsborg Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Claes Krantz, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Älvsborg Bridge is a suspension bridge over Göta älv in Gothenburg, Sweden, connecting the island of Hisingen with the mainland. It was designed by Sven Olof Asplund, and inaugurated on 8 November 1966 by Swedish communication minister Olof Palme. Älvsborg Bridge is situated 2½ km east of Skandiahamnen.

Old Älvsborg

Castle

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Älvsborg, now generally known as Old Älvsborg or Älvsborg Castle to distinguish it from the later New Älvsborg and Älvsborg Fortress, was a medieval castle situated on the rocky outcrop known as Klippan, on the south bank of the Göta Älv river within the urban area of the modern city of Gothenburg. Old Älvsborg is situated 3 km east of Skandiahamnen.

Places in the Area

Nya Varvet

Suburb

Photo: Dagjoh, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Nya Varvet is a district, a former naval base, and a prison in the Municipality of Gothenburg. The district covers an area of 80 hectares. From 1876 to 1931, the area constituted the Nya Varvet Rural Municipality.

Bräcke

Suburb

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Bräcke is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Skandiahamnen.

Eriksberg

Suburb

Photo: Averater, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Eriksberg is an area on Hisingen in Gothenburg where Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstads AB had their shipyard until bankruptcy in 1979. For over a century the area was dominated by shipbuilding but a crisis in the 1970s destroyed the industry. Eriksberg is situated 3½ km northeast of Skandiahamnen.

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