Equestrian statue of Charles IX in Gothenburg

Equestrian statue of Charles IX in Gothenburg is a memorial in Gothenburg, Domkyrkoförs. i Göteborg, Västra Götaland County. Equestrian statue of Charles IX in Gothenburg is situated nearby to the tourism office Gothenburg Visitor Center, as well as near the government office Dansk Generalkonsulat, Göteborg.

Photo: W.carter, Public domain.

Type: Memorial
Description: statue in central Gothenburg, Sweden
Inscription: “Åhr 1607 then 21 augusti underskreff iagh Götheborgs previlegier Gudh alsmechtigh latte var skett Gudh till äre och pris och thette landh och konunge Rike till gagn och goda. Amen.”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stora Teatern and Gothenburg Synagogue.

Stora Teatern

Theater building

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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. Stora Teatern is situated 230 metres south of Equestrian statue of Charles IX in 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 200 metres northeast of Equestrian statue of Charles IX in Gothenburg.

Harry Hjörnes plats

Square

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Harry Hjörnes plats is a square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gothenburg and Nordstaden.

Gothenburg

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Gothenburg is Sweden'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.

Nordstaden

Suburb

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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.