Borås

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Borås
Borås coat of arms
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Borås
Borås
Localization of Västra Götaland in Sweden
State : Sweden
Province  (län): Västra Götalands län
Historical Province (landskap): Västergötland
Municipality  : Borås
Coordinates : 57 ° 43 '  N , 12 ° 57'  E Coordinates: 57 ° 43 '  N , 12 ° 57'  E
SCB code : 4752
Status: Crime scene
Residents : 71,700 (December 31, 2015)
Area : 30.81 km²
Population density : 2327 inhabitants / km²
Height : 143  m ö.h.
Telephone code : (+46) 33
Postal code : 501 10 - 508 99
List of perpetrators in Västra Götaland County
Borås city center

Borås [ buˈro: s ] is a town in the southern Swedish province of Västra Götalands län and the historic province of Västergötland . It is the capital of the municipality of the same name .

history

The origin of the town of Borås can be traced back to the trading activities of farmers in the area in the 16th century. The farmers wandered through Sweden and sold their goods where the city is today. At the time, Sweden was only allowed to trade within cities. In order not to violate these regulations any further, a delegation was sent to King Gustav II Adolf in 1620 in order to obtain city rights from him. In 1621 Borås was named a town. The previously operated traveling trade was allowed in Borås as the only city in Sweden. This made it a trading city.

Borås has been completely destroyed by several fires in the past. The city burned down for the last time in 1827. In 1881 Borås had 4879 inhabitants.

In the 19th century, Borås continued to grow with the textile industry that settled here. In the 1960s, the textile industry made up two thirds of the local economy. The crisis in the European textile industry hit Borås particularly hard.

economy

The number of textile companies has decreased, but Borås is still a trading town. Many Swedish clothing companies are headquartered in Borås and almost all of them have sales offices here. Most of the Swedish mail order companies are also based in Borås.

At the beginning of 2018, the Swedish government decided to massively strengthen the textile location Borås and support it with 4 million euros over a period of five years. In this way, the innovative strength of the local textile companies and the development of sustainability concepts are to be strengthened and the exchange between those involved is to be supported at all levels.

The national material testing and research institute SP, which, among other things, defines and controls the Swedish standards for weight, pressure, frequency, field strength, etc. is located in Borås. Other Swedish companies with offices and factories in Borås are Ericsson and Volvo .

Attractions

Borås has a textile museum. Borås djurpark zoo is also worth seeing . The zoo was one of the first zoos in which animals were allowed to live together in spacious enclosures. Thus elephants , zebras , giraffes and antelopes are united in a spacious savannah landscape .

West of the city of Ramnapark lies with the Borås Museum, the remains of its permanent exhibition Dannike woman who bog body , are shown a pipe smoker of the 17th century. In the open-air museum there are old wooden houses and the Ramna Church.

About 16 km north-west is located in Borås Hedared the Hedared Stavkyrka , the only preserved stave church in Sweden. Inside there is naive painting from the 18th century.

  • The Stora Torget with the town hall

  • Central Station

  • Hedared stave church

traffic

Borås is on the main road Riksväg 40 between Gothenburg and Jönköping . Borås can also be accessed from the Viskadalsbanan to Varberg, among others .

education

Borås University of Applied Sciences is located in Borås, with the Faculties of Library and Communication Sciences and Textiles.

music

Borås has produced renowned metal bands such as Lake of Tears , Cemetary , Beseech and Evocation . In addition, the Sommartorsdagarna has been held annually since 1989, a music festival that was originally founded as an attraction for tourists.

Sports

The city of Borås has several sports clubs that have distinguished themselves both at national level and in international competitions.

  • IF Elfsborg - six-time Swedish national soccer champion, multiple participant in the European Cup
  • FMCK Borås - local motocross club, provided a world champion with Marcus Hansson
  • Borås HC - ice hockey club
  • Norrby IF - football club with one year stay in the first division
  • Öresjö SS - the city's oldest still existing sports club
  • IK Ymer - popular sports club, national champions in various sports

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Borås  - collection of images, videos and audio files

swell

  1. ↑ a b Statistiska centralbyrån : Land area per Tatort, folkmängd and invånare per square kilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2015 (database query)
  2. ↑ "Samverkansplattform för svensk hållbar textile startar i Borås" , accessed on November 15, 2018
  3. ↑ Via the Sommartorstagarna