Gothenberg, Sweden

Gothenburg Göteborg
From left to right: First row: Göta älv with Barken Viking to the left. Second row: The Göteborg Opera and Gunnebo House. Third row: Poseidon at Götaplatsen and Gothia Towers including Svenska Mässan. 4th row: Gothenburg heritage tram and Elfsborg Fortress. 5th row: Ullevi stadium.
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): Little London Gbg New Amsterdam The front side of Sweden
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Coordinates: 57°42′N 11°58′E / 57.700°N 11.967°E / 57.700; 11.967Coordinates: 57°42′N 11°58′E / 57.700°N 11.967°E / 57.700; 11.967
Country	Sweden
Province	Västergötland and Bohuslän
County	Västra Götaland County
Municipality	Gothenburg Municipality
Charter	1621
Area
• City	447.76 km2 (172.88 sq mi)
• Water	14.5 km2 (5.6 sq mi)  3.2%
• Urban	203.67 km2 (78.64 sq mi)
• Metro	3,694.86 km2 (1,426.59 sq mi)
Elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Population (2016)
• City	572,779
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
• Urban	558,638
• Urban density	2,700/km2 (7,100/sq mi)
• Metro	1,001,032
Demonym(s)	Göteborgare
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	40xxx – 41xxx – 421xx – 427xx
Area code(s)	(+46) 31
Website	goteborg.se goteborg.se – Short ENG description international.goteborg.se

Largest groups of foreign residents
Nationality	Population (2014)
Iraq	11,872
Iran	11,706
Somalia	6,912
Bosnia and Herzegovina	6,863
Finland	6,793
Poland	5,757
Turkey	4,441
Hungary	4,000
Syria	3,361
China	3,066
Germany	2,832
Romania	1,789

Gothenburg (English: /ˈɡɒθənbɜːrɡ/ ( listen);Swedish: Göteborg, pronounced [jœtɛˈbɔrj] ( listen)) is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. It is situated by Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has a population of approximately 580,000 in the urban area and about 1 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area.

Gothenburg was founded as a heavily fortified, primarily Dutch, trading colony, by royal charter in 1621 by King Gustavus Adolphus. In addition to the generous privileges (e.g. tax relaxation) given to his Dutch allies from the then-ongoing Thirty Years' War, the king also attracted significant numbers of his German and Scottish allies to populate his only town on the western coast. At a key strategic location at the mouth of the Göta älv, where Scandinavia's largest drainage basin enters the sea, the Port of Gothenburg is now the largest port in the Nordic countries.