Gothenburg | Wikipedia audio article
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00:02:58 1 Name
00:06:08 2 History
00:11:36 3 Geography
00:13:55 4 Climate
00:16:22 5 Parks and nature
00:21:06 6 Architecture
00:24:27 6.1 Characteristic buildings
00:27:21 7 Culture
00:27:47 7.1 Museums
00:29:31 7.2 Leisure and entertainment
00:32:40 7.3 Festivals and fairs
00:34:05 7.4 Music
00:37:26 7.5 Sports
00:42:42 8 Economy
00:44:56 9 Government
00:47:19 10 Proportion of foreign born
00:47:54 11 Education
00:50:05 12 Transport
00:50:15 12.1 Public transport
00:51:10 12.2 Rail and intercity bus
00:51:41 12.3 Air
00:55:08 12.4 Sea
00:56:13 12.5 Freight
00:56:46 13 Notable people
00:58:10 14 International relations
00:58:55 14.1 Twin towns and sister cities
00:59:19 15 See also
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Gothenburg ( (listen); abbreviated Gbg; Swedish: Göteborg [jœtɛˈbɔrj] (listen)) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has a population of approximately 570,000 in the city center and about 1 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area.Gothenburg was founded as a heavily fortified, primarily Dutch, trading colony, by royal charter in 1621 by King Gustavus Adolphus. In addition to the generous privileges (e.g. tax relaxation) given to his Dutch allies from the then-ongoing Thirty Years' War, the king also attracted significant numbers of his German and Scottish allies to populate his only town on the western coast. At a key strategic location at the mouth of the Göta älv, where Scandinavia's largest drainage basin enters the sea, the Port of Gothenburg is now the largest port in the Nordic countries.Gothenburg is home to many students, as the city includes the University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology. Volvo was founded in Gothenburg in 1927. The original parent Volvo Group and the now separate Volvo Car Corporation are still headquartered on the island of Hisingen in the city. Other key companies are SKF and Astra Zeneca.
Gothenburg is served by Göteborg Landvetter Airport 30 km (19 mi) southeast of the city center. The smaller Göteborg City Airport, 15 km (9.3 mi) from the city center, was closed to regular airline traffic in 2015.
The city hosts the Gothia Cup, the world's largest youth football tournament, alongside some of the largest annual events in Scandinavia. The Gothenburg Film Festival, held in January since 1979, is the leading Scandinavian film festival with over 155,000 visitors each year. In summer, a wide variety of music festivals are held in the city, including the popular Way Out West Festival.