Svensk zip code trollhättan

From the Middle Ages milling and sawing operations have been conducted where the city center is now located. Dating from the 19th century, 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 NEVS. Trollhättan was granted city rights which today have no legal effect in at which time it had about 15, inhabitants, now grown to 59, The site was first mentioned in literature from Trollhättan had a strategic significance on the road between Västergötland and Norway.

The latter part " hätta " could also mean mountain top. Further industries quickly followed. Article Talk. It is located 75 km 46 mi north of Sweden's second-largest city, Gothenburg. It is situated by Göta älv , near the lake Vänern , and has a population of approximately 50, in the city proper. The movie studio Film i Väst centered here produces about half of the Swedish feature-length films. During the 17th century, work on a system of locks began and the first lock was completed around at Lilla Edet.

The name Trollhättan itself was originally used only for the falls area. Contents move to sidebar hide.

Postcode 46164 Trollhättan in Västra Götaland, Sweden

In the late 19th century, hydropower was developed in Trollhättan. It was inauguration in and was handed over to the congregation as a gift. The name Trollhättan is translated as " troll 's bonnet ". Trollhättan Swedish pronunciation: [ˈtrɔ̂lːˌhɛtːan] listen [2] is the 23rd-largest city in Sweden , the seat of Trollhättan Municipality , Västra Götaland County. Today the city has two operational hydropower stations, Olidan and Hojum.

The church is erected in a neo-Gothic style after drawings by architect Adolf W. Edelsvärd — It consists of a longhouse with a north—south orientation. The water that splashed from a large rock at the bottom of the waterfall before the hydro dam was built was imagined to look like a troll's hat. It was also of a commercial and political significance for shipping to and from Vänern.

During the 18th century several unsuccessful attempts were made to complete the locks. To the south is the tower with main entrance and to the north there is a polygonal cairn. It also has a number of industrial facilities, headed by GKN Aerospace previously known as Volvo Aero and its contractual suppliers. Larger locks were later built under Nils Ericson — The further construction of the Göta Canal enabled larger boats to pass through Trollhätte Canal.

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.

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She described in one of her letters her observations of the canal under construction, and the falls. Utilization of the river falls was the first important business activity in the area. It is located on a cliff in the Göta River in the middle of the canal system. For centuries, Trollhättan Falls was an obstacle for boats travelling the river, until a lock system was completed in the 19th century. At the expense of the canal company, a sacristy was built in the north-west in — with a rise to the pulpit, and the same year came glass paintings designed by Folke Zettervall — The window paintings in the choir, which was installed in , are done by artist Ralph Bergholtz The church was restored in —84 with Jerk Alton as architect.

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. The Swedish energy corporation Vattenfall took its name from the falls in Trollhättan. In a contract was signed by the government and Christopher Polhem — for construction of a canal between Kattegatt and Lake Vänern and from Vättern to the Baltic Sea.

Trollhätte Canal first begun construction in In , Baltzar von Platen — completed the locks.