Nya Varvet
Nya Varvet is a suburb in Gothenburg Municipality, Västra Götaland County. Nya Varvet is situated nearby to the locality Stora Billingen, as well as near the quarter Berglärkan.Photo: Dagjoh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Älvsborg Bridge and Röda Sten Konsthall.
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
Nearby places include Högsbohöjd and Eriksberg.
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 2½ km northeast of Nya Varvet.
Bräcke
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Bräcke is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km north of Nya Varvet.
Nya Varvet
- Type: Suburb
- Description: urban area in Gothenburg, Sweden
- Categories: quarter and locality
- Location: Gothenburg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.68425° or 57° 41′ 3″ northLongitude
11.89138° or 11° 53′ 29″ eastOpen location code
9F9HMVMR+MHOpenStreetMap ID
node 3397347724OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q10604293
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Swedish—“Nya Varvet” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Nya Varvet”
- Norwegian: “Nya Varvet”
- Swedish: “Nya Varvet”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Stora Billingen and Berglärkan.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include VGR Campus Nya Varvet and SMHI.
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