Färjenäs

Färjenäs is a neighborhood in Gothenburg Municipality, Västra Götaland County. Färjenäs is situated nearby to the neighborhood Pölsebo, as well as near the suburb Eriksberg.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Älvsborg Bridge and Old Älvsborg.

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.

Old Älvsborg

Castle

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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.

Göteborgs Carl Johans parish

Community center

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Göteborgs Carl Johans parish is a community center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eriksberg and Bräcke.

Eriksberg

Suburb

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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.