Gothenburg (Göteborg in Swedish), Sweden´s second largest city, founded in 1621 by King Gustav II Adolf with thee aim of making it Sweden´s gatewary to the west, has always been a maritime center.
Often there are more than two feathers on the hat of Gothenburg´s founder, King Gustav II Adolf. |
Until fairly recenty the city was the center of the Swedish ship-building industry, but most dry docks have had to close down due to competition from foreign shipyards.
Gothenburg´s old inner harbour area has now changed from shipbuilding to high technology, education and interesting tourist facilities.
A steamer being loaded in the port of Gothenburg in 1912. |
Maritiman, "the world´s biggest floating museum of ships" includes boats of all sizes. Here are a couple of them:
The M/S Fryken was built in Ålborg (Denmark) in 1938. It is a typical "coaster", a type of freighter which was very popular during the the decades after the World War II. |
The Port of Gothenburg is the largest port in Scandinavia, with over 11,000 vessel calls each year. Almost 30 per cent of Swedish foreign trade passes through the port.
The Dutch ro-ro ship Spaarneborg in the Gothenburg harbour |
Älvsnabben 3 is one of the passenger ferries connecting different locations in the Gothenburg harbour area. |
The French Navy´s patrol vessel Flamant in the Gothenburg harbour. The Flamant class patrol boats are used for fishery monitoring, search and rescue, and patrolling France's Exclusive Economic Zone. |
If you need other than waterway transportation in Gothenburg, the blue street cars offer an excellent service:
There is even a nice museum car for visitors |
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