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Gothenburg archipelago
The archipelago of Gothenburg (Swedish: Göteborgs skärgård) comprises northern and southern archipelagoes in the Kattegat. The southern archipelago is part of Gothenburg municipality located in the province of Västergötland while the northern archipelago is Öckerö municipality, located in the province of Bohuslän.
The main islands of the northern Gothenburg archipelago are:
The southern Gothenburg archipelago lies off the coast of Gothenburg, Sweden's second-largest city. It has 5,000 permanent and another 6,000 summer residents. The archipelago is completely car free. Transportations is carried out by means of cycles, delivery mopeds, electric cars and ferries.
In the Norse sagas, it was called Elfarsker (the river islets), as the river Göta älv had its estuary there. The islands appear to have been famous as a location for holmgangar during the Viking Age.
Sagas where the location appears:
One of the islands, Brännö, is described as an important location for fairs in the Laxdæla saga, and it is also considered to be the likely location of Breca and the Brondings of the Anglo-Saxon poems Widsith and Beowulf.
The northern archipelago is accessible by car ferries operated by Trafikverket, departing from Lilla Varholmen to islands like Hönö and Björkö. Some islands are interconnected by road bridges, facilitating vehicle traffic.
In the southern archipelago, transportation is operated by Styrsöbolaget, a subsidiary of Transdev Sverige, under contract with Västtrafik, the regional public transport authority. Ferries depart year-round from Saltholmen, with additional departures from Stenpiren Travel Centre in central Gothenburg. Routes serve islands such as Asperö, Brännö, Styrsö, Donsö, and Vrångö.
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Gothenburg archipelago
The archipelago of Gothenburg (Swedish: Göteborgs skärgård) comprises northern and southern archipelagoes in the Kattegat. The southern archipelago is part of Gothenburg municipality located in the province of Västergötland while the northern archipelago is Öckerö municipality, located in the province of Bohuslän.
The main islands of the northern Gothenburg archipelago are:
The southern Gothenburg archipelago lies off the coast of Gothenburg, Sweden's second-largest city. It has 5,000 permanent and another 6,000 summer residents. The archipelago is completely car free. Transportations is carried out by means of cycles, delivery mopeds, electric cars and ferries.
In the Norse sagas, it was called Elfarsker (the river islets), as the river Göta älv had its estuary there. The islands appear to have been famous as a location for holmgangar during the Viking Age.
Sagas where the location appears:
One of the islands, Brännö, is described as an important location for fairs in the Laxdæla saga, and it is also considered to be the likely location of Breca and the Brondings of the Anglo-Saxon poems Widsith and Beowulf.
The northern archipelago is accessible by car ferries operated by Trafikverket, departing from Lilla Varholmen to islands like Hönö and Björkö. Some islands are interconnected by road bridges, facilitating vehicle traffic.
In the southern archipelago, transportation is operated by Styrsöbolaget, a subsidiary of Transdev Sverige, under contract with Västtrafik, the regional public transport authority. Ferries depart year-round from Saltholmen, with additional departures from Stenpiren Travel Centre in central Gothenburg. Routes serve islands such as Asperö, Brännö, Styrsö, Donsö, and Vrångö.
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