Biskopsgården

Biskopsgården is a district in , in western .
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  • Type: Locality with 22,600 residents
  • Description: District in Gothenburg, Sweden
  • Also known as: “Biskop” and “Biskopsgarden”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Älvsborg Bridge and Old Älvsborg.

Bridge
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The is a suspension bridge over in , , connecting the island of with the mainland. It was designed by Sven Olof Asplund, and inaugurated on 8 November 1966 by Swedish communication minister Olof Palme.

Castle
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Älvsborg, now generally known as or Älvsborg Castle to distinguish it from the later and , 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 .

Museum
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gothenburg and Masthugget.

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is 's second largest city with 600,000 inhabitants, and about 1 million in the metropolitan area. The city lies on Sweden's West Coast, at the outlet of the Göta River.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Biskopsgården.

Suburb
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is an area on in 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.

Biskopsgården

Latitude
57.71° or 57° 42′ 36″ north
Longitude
11.89° or 11° 53′ 24″ east
Population
22,600
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
Open location code
9F9HPV6Q+2X
Geo­Names ID
8132239
Wiki­data ID
Q4918191
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Biskopsgården” goes by many names.

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