Surte

Surte
Surte
State :	Sweden
Province  (län):	Västra Götalands län
Historical provinces (landskap):	Västergötland Bohuslän
Municipality  :	ale
Coordinates :	57 ° 49 ′  N , 12 ° 1 ′  E Coordinates: 57 ° 49 ′  N , 12 ° 1 ′  E
SCB code :	5056
Status:	Crime scene
Residents :	6003 (December 31, 2015)
Area :	3.72 km²
Population density :	1614 inhabitants / km²
List of perpetrators in Västra Götaland County

Surte is a Swedish crime scene in the municipality of Ale . The southwestern Swedish town is about 15 kilometers north of Gothenburg .

History and traffic

Surte has grown together with the northern neighboring town of Bohus. Since the 14th century, the two places and the surrounding area belonged to Denmark . In the Peace of Roskilde the region fell to Sweden. It then belonged to the province of Göteborgs och Bohus län until 1998 , before it was dissolved and incorporated into Västra Götalands län .

Surte is located on the European route 45 between Gothenburg and Trollhättan , and the European route 6 between Gothenburg and Kungälv . The place is on the east bank of the Göta älv river , which was blocked by a landslide in September 1950.

Boulder in Surte

Known daughters and sons

• Alexander Samuelson (1862-1934), Swedish-American glass designer (Coca-Cola bottle)
• Filip Johansson (1902–1976), Swedish football player
• Gideon Ståhlberg (1908–1967), Swedish chess grandmaster

Sports

The place is home to the bandy club Ale-Surte BK . The club formerly known as Surte BK played for several years in the highest Swedish league and recorded as their greatest success the semi-finals at the national championship in 1981.

Web links

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

• Surte Glass Museum

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Statistiska centralbyrån : Land area per Tatort, folkmängd and invånare per square kilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2015 (database query)