Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Gothenburg, Sweden

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Number of sights 19 sights
Distance 7.5 km
Ascend 190 m
Descend 196 m

Explore Gothenburg in Sweden with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in GothenburgIndividual Sights in Gothenburg

Sight 1: Carl Johans kyrka

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Carl Johan Church is a Church of Sweden parish church on Sagberget, in Gothenburg. The church, designed by Fredrik Blom, is named after King Charles XIV John, who a year before the opening ceremony in 1826 was on a visit to the nearby porter brewery at Klippan.

Wikipedia: Carl Johan Church (EN)

224 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: Bergslagsunrnan

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Bergslagsunrnan

The Bergslagen urn is a cast iron urn designed by Eric Grate and with several reliefs shows the Swedish iron industry in a historical perspective.

Wikipedia: Bergslagsurnan (SV)

767 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 3: Kvinna vid havet

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Woman by the sea, also called the Sjömanshuswrun, is a sculpture by Ivar Johnsson. It is located at Sjömanstornet at the Sjöfartsmuseet Aquariet in Gothenburg.

Wikipedia: Kvinna vid havet (SV)

114 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Pennsylvaniamonumentet

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The Pennsylvania monument, also the new Swedish monument or the Delawarestenen, is a monument that was inaugurated in 1937. The monument is in the Old Varvsparken at the Maritime Museum in Gothenburg.

Wikipedia: Pennsylvaniamonumentet (SV)

215 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Gathenhielmska Huset

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The Gathenhielmska house is a cultural memorial house in the first neighborhood Gatenhjelm at Stigbergstorget 7 in Majorna in Gothenburg. Since 1987, the house is owned by the municipality of Gothenburg. It houses a residence of 160 square meters. The house was in 1964 declared a building memory. On 10 July 1943 it was first built protection under the 1942 Law on Cultural Historically Strange Buildings.

Wikipedia: Gathenhielmska huset (SV), Website

412 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 6: Sankt Johannes kyrka

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St. John's Church is a church building that has been managed by the Gothenburg City Mission since 1996. It is located in the Stigberget district of Gothenburg Municipality.

Wikipedia: S:t Johanneskyrkan, Göteborg (SV)

276 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Masterna

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The masts are a wooden sculpture created in 1971 by Erling Torkelsen and placed in the middle of Masthuggstorget in Gothenburg.

Wikipedia: Masterna (skulptur) (SV)

1681 meters / 20 minutes

Sight 8: Jonas Alströmer

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Jonas Alströmer's statue is a statue in Gothenburg, Sweden, depicting the Swedish industrialist Jonas Alströmer. It was created by the sculptor and professor at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts, John Börjeson, and was unveiled on 28 December 1905 at Lilla Torget.

Wikipedia: Jonas Alströmers staty (SV)

298 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Gothenburg Cathedral

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Gothenburg Cathedral is a cathedral in Gothenburg, the second largest city in Sweden. It is the seat of the bishop of the diocese of Gothenburg in the Church of Sweden.

Wikipedia: Gothenburg Cathedral (EN)

309 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: Karl IX:s ryttarstaty

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Karl IX's equestrian statue or "Kopparmärra" is an equestrian statue in Gothenburg, Sweden, depicting Karl IX. It was created by the sculptor and professor at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts, John Börjeson, and was inaugurated in 1904 in the middle of Östra Hamngatan at Kungsportsplatsen. In 1936 it was moved to the east side of the street, northeast of the intersection with Södra/Östra Larmgatan.

Wikipedia: Karl IX:s ryttarstaty i Göteborg (SV), Website

433 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 11: Gustav II Adolfs staty

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The statue of Gustav II Adolf is a bronze statue of Bengt Erland Fogelberg, erected in 1854 on Gustaf Adolfs torg in central Gothenburg. The statue, which is Gothenburg's oldest public work of art, depicts Gustav II Adolf pointing with his right hand down to the square while looking into the distance in the other direction, and depicts the imaginary moment when the king is supposed to have pronounced "This is where the city should be!", and on a symbolic level, the statue thus represents the creation of the city of Gothenburg. The statue is placed on a high marble pedestal on top of a stepped granite foundation.

Wikipedia: Gustav II Adolfs staty, Göteborg (SV)

269 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 12: Kronhuset

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Kronhuset, formerly known as Giötheborgz Tyghuhs, is a redbrick building in Västra Nordstaden in Gothenburg. It was constructed during the years 1643–1654 in a Dutch style, and is Gothenburg's joint-oldest secular building along with the Torstenson Palace. The royal architect Simon de la Vallée is believed to have designed the building. The Kronhus was originally used as an arsenal for the city garrison and as a granary to store food reserves so that the city could survive a siege. On December 9, 1927, the ownership of Kronhuset passed from the Swedish state to Gothenburg Municipality. It has been a byggnadsminne, a listed building, since 24 October 1968.

Wikipedia: Kronhuset (EN)

394 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 13: Nordkaparen

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HSwMS Nordkaparen (Nor), was the fifth boat of the Draken-class submarine of the Swedish Navy.

Wikipedia: HSwMS Nordkaparen (1961) (EN)

0 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 14: HMS Småland

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HSwMS Småland (J19) is a Swedish Halland-class destroyer. She and HSwMS Halland were the only ones built of their class. Two more ships were ordered but they were never completed.

Wikipedia: HSwMS Småland (J19) (EN), Website

296 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 15: Kalmarsund

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Kalmarsund

HMS Kalmarsund, also known as MUL 13, was a minelayer in the Swedish Navy that entered service in 1953. The ship was called MUL 13 until 1985 when it was given its current name Kalmarsund. She was stationed on the south coast together with HMS Öresund (18). Kalmarsund is today a museum ship at the Gothenburg Maritime Centre.

Wikipedia: HMS Kalmarsund (13) (SV)

2 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 16: HMS Hugin

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HMS Hugin

HMS Hugin (P151) was the first of the 16 ships that were part of the Swedish Navy's series of Hugin-class patrol boats. Jamie was included in 5/48/18. Patrol Boat Squadron, which in turn was part of what was the 3rd Patrol Boat Squadron. Surface Warfare Flotilla. The ship was launched on 3 June 1977 but was not delivered until 3 July 1978. It served for about 22 years, including 15 years on the line. The main tasks were to be part of the invasion defense by fighting less qualified enemy naval forces, monitoring the naval territory, repelling violations, performing escort duty, and laying mines. Hugin was taken out of service on the same day as 18. The patrol boat squadron was disbanded on 30 June 2001. The ship was handed over in "as is" condition to the Gothenburg Maritime Centre, where she is moored inside her predecessor, the destroyer HMS Småland (J19).

Wikipedia: HMS Hugin (P151) (SV)

217 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 17: The Gothenburg Opera

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The Gothenburg opera house is an opera house at Lilla Bommen in Gothenburg, Sweden. The Artistic Director for opera is Henning Ruhe since 2019, while Katrín Hall leads the ballet and dance company.

Wikipedia: Gothenburg opera house (EN), Website

381 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 18: Barken Viking

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Barken Viking

Viking is a four-masted steel barque, built in 1906 by Burmeister & Wain in Copenhagen, Denmark. She is reported to be the biggest sailing ship ever built in Scandinavia. In the 21st century her sailing days have drawn to a close, and she is now moored as a botel in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Wikipedia: Viking (barque) (EN)

1172 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 19: Mandala

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Mandala

Mandala is a sculpture in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Wikipedia: Mandala (skulptur) (SV)

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