Hisingen
| Hisingen | ||
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| Waters | Kattegat | |
| Geographical location | 57 ° 46 ′ N , 11 ° 55 ′ E | |
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| length | 19 km | |
| width | 17 km | |
| surface | 199 km² | |
| Highest elevation | Ramberget 87 m |
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Hisingen is the fifth largest island in Sweden . Part of the western Swedish port city of Gothenburg lies on it .
The island of Hisingen is 199 square kilometers. It is bounded to the east and south by the Göta älv river , to the north by its tributary Nordre älv and to the west by the Kattegat .
In the middle of the island lie the Bronze Age roos of Skändlaberget .
On Hisingen lies the Torslanda district, where Gothenburg's international airport was located until 1977 before it was relocated to Landvetter . The production facilities for Volvo cars have also been located in Torslanda since 1964 . Also located in the district of Tuve on Hisingen the work for Volvo trucks and the Gothenburg Airport / Säve in the district Säve .
In the district of Lundby are the headquarters of Volvo , where the first Volvo passenger car was produced in 1927, and the mountain Ramberget , which, with its height of 87 meters, offers a beautiful view of Gothenburg's harbor . Most of the port of Gothenburg and some oil refineries are located on Hisingen .
Until the 1970s, the island was the location for several large shipyards , of which only one, Götaverken Cityvarvet , still exists today. New districts are being built on the former industrial sites along the Göta älv river , including a technology center and university site in the Lindholmen district.
