The Knife Wrestlers
The Knife Wrestlers is a sculpture in the style of Romantic nationalism created by the Swedish sculptor Johan Peter Molin in the middle of the 19th century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Boberger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Description: Swedish Romantic nationalist sculpture
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stora Teatern and Bältespännarparken.
Stora Teatern
Theater building
Stora Teatern is a musical theater in the Lorensberg district of Gothenburg, Sweden. Inaugurated in 1859, it is situated in Kungsparken park south of Kungsportsplatsen.
Bältespännarparken
Park
Bältespännarparken is the informal name for a section of Kungsparken in central Gothenburg, Sweden. It is located directly across from the Stora Teatern at the intersection of Kungsportsavenyen and the main entrance to the Garden Society of Gothenburg.
Gothenburg Synagogue
Synagogue
Photo: Gumisza, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Gothenburg Synagogue is a Conservative Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Östra Larmgatan 12, near Drottningtorget, Gothenburg, in the municipality of Gothenburg, in the Västra Götaland County of Sweden. Gothenburg Synagogue is situated 300 metres north of The Knife Wrestlers.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gothenburg and Nordstaden.
Gothenburg
Photo: Optiroc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gothenburg is Sweden's second largest city with 570,000 inhabitants, and about 1 million in the metropolitan area. The city lies on Sweden's west coast, at the outlet of the Göta river.
Nordstaden
Suburb
Photo: Jensens, Public domain.
Nordstaden is a central district of Gothenburg, Sweden, to the north of Stora Hamnkanalen and a part of Gothenburg's original city area. The district is divided by Östra Hamngatan, previously Östra Hamnkanalen, into Östra Nordstaden and Västra Nordstaden.
The Knife Wrestlers
- Categories: sculpture and tourism
- Location: Gothenburg, Domkyrkoförs. i Göteborg, Gothenburg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
57.70297° or 57° 42′ 11″ northLongitude
11.97165° or 11° 58′ 18″ eastInception
1914Height
2.2 metres (7.2 feet)Open location code
9F9HPX3C+5MOpenStreetMap ID
node 4428082689OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculptureWikidata ID
Q10438503
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“The Knife Wrestlers” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Bältespännarna”
- Finnish: “Bältespännarna”
- German: “Bältesspännarna”
- German: “Die Messerkämpfer”
- Swedish: “Bältespännarna”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Millenniumplatsen and Kajakbryggan.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Kungsportplatsen/Stora teatern (1) and Olof Wijk.
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