Mölndal

This article deals with Mölndal; for the Swedish municipality of Mölndal, see Mölndal (municipality) .

Mölndal
Mölndal
State :	Sweden
Province  (län):	Västra Götalands län
Historical Province (landskap):	Västergötland
Municipality  :	Mölndal
Coordinates :	57 ° 39 ′  N , 12 ° 1 ′  E Coordinates: 57 ° 39 ′  N , 12 ° 1 ′  E
Residents :	38,608 (2009)
Area :	152 km²
Population density :	254 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	431 00 - 431 90

View from Safjället to Mölndal

Mölndal is the capital of the municipality Mölndal in the Swedish administrative district Västra Götalands län and is part of the Gothenburg metropolitan area .

history

Mölndal quickly developed from a small mill village to an industrial site in the 1870s thanks to the hydropower of the Mölndalsån river . In 1911 the place had around 5000 inhabitants. In 1922 Mölndal was granted city rights.

economy

Thanks to its proximity to Gothenburg , numerous high-tech companies such as AstraZeneca and Ericsson have settled in Mölndal . The pharmaceutical , textile , paper , pulp , food and metal industries are represented in the city, which is still heavily industrialized today.

sons and daughters of the town

• Nils-Bertil Dahlander (1928–2011), jazz drummer
• Ulla Jacobsson (1929–1982), actress
• Claes Hake (* 1945), graphic artist and sculptor
• Göran Bjerendal (* 1951), archer
• Oscar Dronjak (* 1972), guitarist for the heavy metal band Hammerfall
• Erica Johansson (* 1974), long jumper
• Henrik Lundström (* 1979), handball player
• Fredrik Björck (* 1979), soccer player

Web links

• Mölndal website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mölndal i siffror 2010, sum of the parishes of Fässberg and Stensjön  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.