Nya Varvet

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

Highlights include Älvsborg Bridge and Röda Sten Konsthall.

Bridge
Photo: Claes Krantz, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.

Arts center
Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a contemporary art center located in the district of Majorna under in , . Konsthall roughly translates to "Art Gallery" however the organization is much more similar to a German Kunsthalle.

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 .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Högsbohöjd and Eriksberg.

Suburb
Photo: Averater, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

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. is situated 2½ km northeast of Nya Varvet.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km north of Nya Varvet.

Nya Varvet

Latitude
57.68425° or 57° 41′ 3″ north
Longitude
11.89138° or 11° 53′ 29″ east
Open location code
9F9HMVMR+MH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3397347724
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Wiki­data 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

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include VGR Campus Nya Varvet and SMHI.

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