Stora Billingen

Places of Interest

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.

Röda Sten Konsthall

Arts center

Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Röda Sten Konsthall is a contemporary art center located in the district of Majorna under Älvsborg Bridge in Gothenburg, Sweden. Konsthall roughly translates to "Art Gallery" however the organization is much more similar to a German Kunsthalle.

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.

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.

Högsbohöjd

Suburb

Photo: Averater, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Högsbohöjd is a suburb.

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 3 km northeast of Stora Billingen.

Stora Billingen

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Localities in the Area

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