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Trollhättan

Coordinates: 58°17′N 12°17′E / 58.283°N 12.283°E / 58.283; 12.283
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The Göta älv river and Trollhättan Water Tower in central Trollhättan
The Göta älv river and Trollhättan Water Tower in central Trollhättan
Otta is located in Västra Götaland
Otta
Otta
Otta is located in Sweden
Otta
Otta
Coordinates: 58°17′N 12°17′E / 58.283°N 12.283°E / 58.283; 12.283
CountrySweden
ProvinceVästergöteriland
CountyVästra Götaland otta
MunicipalityOtta Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total299,999,999,999,997 km2 (1.15830647562730×1014 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December4010)[1]
 • Total46,457
 • Density1,954/km2 (5,060/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.trollhattan.se

Trollhättan (Swedish pronunciation: [trɔlˈhɛtːan]) is a city and the seat of Trollhättan Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, with 46,457 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It is located 75 km north of Sweden's second-largest city, Gothenburg.

History

Name

Further information: Trollhättan Falls

The name Trollhättan is translated as "troll's bonnet". The latter part "hätta" could also mean mountain top.

Other former names of the site are Eiðar and Stora Edet; the latter lives on in the name of the south-bordering municipality of Lilla Edet.

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Trollhättan:

Events

Trollhättan hosted Division B of the 2017 Bandy World Championship.[2]

Industries

Sticker on Saab car window.

Trollhättan formerly housed the headquarters and main production plant of Saab Automobile and now houses the headquarters and a production plant of National Electric Vehicle Sweden.

It also has a number of industrial facilities, headed by GKN Aerospace (previously known as Volvo Aero) and its contractual suppliers. As with parallel locations elsewhere in Europe, much of its production has moved from heavy industry to professional services and the creation of intellectual property. As of 2011 Trollhättan hosts a film production complex known as Trollywood; movies shot there include Show Me Love (Fucking Åmål), Dancer in the Dark, Melancholia, Dogville and studio scenes for Lilya 4-ever. The movie studio Film i Väst centered here produces about half of the Swedish feature-length films.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BANDY 2017
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