Vastra Gotaland info


The county is the second largest (in terms of population) of Sweden's counties and it is subdivided into 49 municipalities (kommuner). Its population of 1,550,000 amounts to 17% of Sweden's population. The capital and governmental seat of Vastra Gotaland County is Goteborg.

Sweden's counties are generally of greater importance than its provinces. The counties are the main administrative units for politics, population counts.

It should be noted that, due to its size and young age, the Vastra Gotaland County has no common inheritance. Of cultural and historical significant are the provinces that Vastra Gotaland County consists of: Västergotland, Bohuslan and Dalsland. There is also an insignificant part of the province Halland within the county.

In addition, the previous counties that were abolished in 1999 had been in use since the 17th century, and therefore have some cultural and historical significance.

 

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  • Botanical Gardens

    Located in Gothenburg, Bohuslan, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden

    Botanical Gardens

    Welcome to the Botanical Gardens, Gothenburg, Sweden. The Gothenburg Botanical Gardens differs in many respects from most traditional Botanical Gardens on the European continent. It was conceived and planned by the municipality of Gothenburg in the 1910'...

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  • Aquarium

    Located in Gothenburg, Bohuslan, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden

    Aquarium

    Welcome to the Aquarium, Gothenburg, Sweden. The Aquarium is housed at the Maritime Museum, Gothenburg. The Aquarium displays underwater life in Scandinavian Waters. Here you can study fishes like cod, eel, sea wolf, perch and pike, and invertebrates li...

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  • International School

    Located in Gothenburg, Bohuslan, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden

    International School

    Welcome to the International School, Gothenburg, Sweden. International School of the Gothenburg Region ( ISGR ) has been an IB World School since August 2000. It offers the IB Primary Years Programme and IB Middle Years Programme. The head of the schoo...

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  • Avalon Hotel

    Located in Gothenburg, Bohuslan, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden

    Avalon Hotel

    Welcome to the Avalon Hotel, Gothenburg, Sweden. The Avalon Hotel is a design Hotel located in Gothenburg, Sweden, within one kilometre of the city theatre, opera house, and stadium. The nearest train station is 600 metres away. Situated off the main bo...

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  • Grand Hotell Marstrand

    Located in Marstrand, Bohuslan, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden

    Grand Hotell Marstrand

    Grand Hotell Marstrand,was built in 1892 to offer the Swedish upper classes comfortable and elegant summer accommodation in Marstrand - at the time the most popular seaside resort in Sweden. Marstrand is also known as one of the most popular Regatta ...

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  • Natural History Museum

    Located in Gothenburg, Bohuslan, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden

    Natural History Museum

    Welcome to the Natural History Museum, Gothenburg, Sweden. The Natural History Museum was founded in 1833 and is the oldest Museum in Gothenburg. In 1923 the collections were moved from the old East India Company building to a building of its own in the ...

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  • Havets Hus

    Located in Lysekil, Bohuslan, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden

    Havets Hus

    Welcome to Havets Hus the unique aquarium in Lysekil and learn about the life in the Western Sea of Sweden. During the summer 1999 a new building was opened at Havets Hus (the House of the Sea). In the center of the building there is a big cylindrical a...

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  • Sahlgrenska University Hospital

    Located in Gothenburg, Bohuslan, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden

    Sahlgrenska University Hospital

    Welcome to Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden. Sahlgrenska University Hospital (SU) provides emergency and basic care for the Gothenburg region, and its 700,000 inhabitants, and highly specialised care for West Sweden, with 1.7 million i...

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  • Rohsska Museum

    Located in Gothenburg, Bohuslan, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden

    Rohsska Museum

    Welcome to the Rohsska Museum, Gothenburg, Sweden. The Rohsska Museum of Fashion, Design and Decorative Arts has short-term exhibitions for people who are interested in shape, colour and function. At present, we are exhibiting a selection of Chinese art...

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  • Volvo Museum

    Located in Torslanda, Bohuslan, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden

    Volvo Museum

    Welcome to Volvo Museum in Torslanda where you can follow Volvo’s development from the very start in 1927 until today for Volvo's different lines of business: trucks, buses, construction equipment, marine, aero, cars - and other products. The Torslanda...

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