Bräcke kyrkogård

Bräcke kyrkogård is a cemetery in Gothenburg Municipality, Västra Götaland County. Bräcke kyrkogård is situated nearby to the park Öarna, as well as near the dog park Londongatans hundrastgård.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Älvsborg Bridge and Old Älvsborg.

Älvsborg Bridge

Bridge

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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. Älvsborg Bridge is situated 1½ km south of Bräcke kyrkogård.

Old Älvsborg

Castle

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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. Old Älvsborg is situated 1½ km south of Bräcke kyrkogård.

Biskopsgården Church

Church

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The Biskopsgården Church is a church building in the southern parts of Biskopsgården on the island of Hisingen in Gothenburg, Sweden. Belonging to the Lundby of the Church of Sweden, it was opened in 1961. Biskopsgården Church is situated 1 km northwest of Bräcke kyrkogård.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bräcke and Eriksberg.

Bräcke

Suburb

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Bräcke is a suburb.

Eriksberg

Suburb

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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.