Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #7 in Gothenburg, Sweden

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Number of sights 19 sights
Distance 10.1 km
Ascend 294 m
Descend 254 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: Mariakyrkan

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St. Mary's Church, formerly the Poorhouse Church, is a church building and parish house located in the district of Stampen, eastern part of central Gothenburg. It belongs to the Cathedral Parish of Gothenburg and the Church of Sweden.

Wikipedia: Mariakyrkan, Göteborg (SV)

214 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: Ingo - the Champ

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Ingo – the Champ is a statue created by sculptor Peter Linde. The statue depicts the boxer Ingemar "Ingo" Johansson, who was the world champion in professional heavyweight boxing from 1959 to 1960. The statue is placed in Gothenburg outside the arena Nya Ullevi, where he defeated the then highly ranked American Eddie Machen in front of more than 53,000 spectators.

Wikipedia: Ingo - the Champ (SV)

516 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: Stora Katrinelund

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Stora Katrinelund

Stora Katrinelund is a country house in Burgårdsparken in Gothenburg, Sweden, just east of Katrinelund High School, dating back to the 1600s. Landeriet has been owned and managed by the wholly-owned municipal real estate company Higab since 1991.

Wikipedia: Stora Katrinelund (SV)

1160 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 4: Röhsska museet

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The Röhsska Museum, is located in Gothenburg, Sweden. It is a museum focused on design, fashion and applied arts.

Wikipedia: Röhsska Museum (EN), Website

428 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 5: Bältespännarna

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Bältespännarna

The Knife Wrestlers is a sculpture in the style of Romantic nationalism created by the Swedish sculptor Johan Peter Molin in the middle of the 19th century. It depicts two men involved in a fight with knives. The sculpture was Molin's breakthrough work and was for some time well known in Europe. Multiple copies of the sculpture were made. Today, copies are located in Gothenburg in Bältespännarparken, in front of the Swedish National Museum in Stockholm, in Vänersborg and in Mästarnas park in Hällefors.

Wikipedia: The Knife Wrestlers (EN), Website

430 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 6: Flickan och sjötrollen

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Flickan och sjötrollen

The Girl and the Sea Trolls, also known as the Wooded Fountain, is a sculpture by Ivar Johnsson, placed in 1919 on Flora's Hill in Kungsparken in central Gothenburg. The sculpture consists of a grey granite well tub in which a naked girl in diabase stands on a pillar. Around the tub there are three sea trolls. The tub was designed by architect Arvid Fuhre.

Wikipedia: Flickan och sjötrollen (SV)

405 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 7: Engelska kyrkan

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Engelska kyrkan

Saint Andrew's Church is a church building located in the Within Moat district of Gothenburg Municipality, which belongs to the Church of England, where it is part of the Diocese of Europe.

Wikipedia: Saint Andrew's Church, Göteborg (SV), Facebook, Website

42 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Möte

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Meeting is a sculpture at Kaserntorget in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Wikipedia: Möte (skulptur) (SV)

816 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 9: Järntorgsbrunnen

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Järntorgsbrunnen, or using the artists title, De fem världsdelarna, is a sculpture by Tore Strindberg, inaugurated October 12, 1927 at Järntorget, Göteborg, Sweden.

Wikipedia: Järntorgsbrunnen (EN), Website

146 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Genom arbete i arbete

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Genom arbete i arbete

Through Work in Work is a sculpture group, made by Sam Westerholm, at Olof Palme's place at Järntorget in Gothenburg. It was inaugurated in September 1986 by Stig Malm in connection with a Nordic workers' conference.

Wikipedia: Genom arbete i arbete (SV)

1401 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 11: Kulturreservatet Gathenhielm

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The Gathenhielm Cultural Reserve, also known as the Gathenhielm Cultural Reserve or Gathenhielm Reserve, is a cultural reserve in Majorna, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Wikipedia: Kulturreservatet Gathenhielm (SV)

578 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 12: Masthuggskyrkan

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Masthugg Church in Gothenburg, Sweden, was built in 1914. Its position on a high hill (Masthugget) close to the city and near the Göta älv makes it a striking sight – the church tower is 60 m (200 ft) high in itself. The church represents the National Romantic style in Nordic architecture and was designed by Sigfrid Ericson. The church, which has become one of the symbols of Gothenburg, is a popular tourist attraction.

Wikipedia: Masthugg Church (EN)

958 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 13: Oscar Fredriks kyrka

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Oscar Fredrik Church is a church in Olivedal in Gothenburg, Sweden. It was drawn by Helgo Zetterwall and erected in the 1890s. Belonging to the Gothenburg Oscar Fredrik Parish of the Church of Sweden, it was opened on Easter Sunday 1893. The style is Neo Gothic, but the influence is not the Nordic gothic style but rather the style one can find in the large cathedrals in continental Europe. The church and the parish got its name from king Oscar II.

Wikipedia: Oscar Fredrik Church (EN), Website

852 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 14: Skansen Kronan

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Skansen Kronan Rolf Broberg (Rolf B) / CC BY-SA 3.0

Skansen Kronan is a redoubt on the hill Risåsberget, in the Haga district of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Wikipedia: Skansen Kronan (EN), Website

540 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 15: Atalante

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Atalante is a venue for theatrical performances in Gothenburg. It is located at Övre Husargatan 1, near Skanstorget, and was a cinema with the name Skansen from 1936 to 1986.

Wikipedia: Atalante (scen) (SV), Website, Website

499 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 16: Raoul Wallenberg minnesmärke

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The Raoul Wallenberg Monument, titled In Memory of Raoul Wallenberg's Deed, was erected near the Haga Church (Hagakyrkan) in Gothenburg, Sweden. It is a 2.45 meter high monument, made partly of graphic concrete and partly of bronze, and it was created by Charlotte Gyllenhammar of Stockholm, Sweden. It was unveiled on May 25, 2007 by the UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

Wikipedia: Raoul Wallenberg Monument, Gothenburg (EN), Website

76 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 17: Hagakyrkan

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The Haga Church is a church building located in Gothenburg, Sweden. Belonging to the Gothenburg Haga Parish within the Diocese of Gothenburg of the Church of Sweden, it was opened on Advent Sunday, 27 November 1859.

Wikipedia: Haga Church (EN)

114 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 18: Smyrnakyrkan

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The Smyrna Church in Gothenburg is the second largest congregation in the Swedish Pentecostal Movement, with 3,356 members (2023). The congregation is a member of the Pentecostal Church and is part of the Gothenburg Christian Cooperation Council.

Wikipedia: Smyrnakyrkan i Göteborg (SV)

929 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 19: Arbetarhustru

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Workers' wife is a sculpture by Elma Oijens at Landala square in Gothenburg.

Wikipedia: Arbetarhustru (SV), Website

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