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Gothenburg
Sweden · Västra Götaland County
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated by the Kattegat on the west coast of Sweden 400 km from the capital, it is the gubernatorial seat of Vastra Gotaland County, with a population of approximately 600,000 in the city proper and about 1.1 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area.
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Things to do in Gothenburg
- Gothenburg: The Paddan Sightseeing Boat Tour · 50 min · from $27.78 · 4.7/5 (102 reviews)
- Gothenburg Private Walking Tour with a Local · 6 h · from $47.61 · 4.3/5 (12 reviews)
- Private Transfer From Gothenburg Landvetter Airport to Gothenburg Hotels · 1 h · from $110 · 3.0/5 (2 reviews)
- Archipelago Tour with Guide in Gothenburg · 2 h 30 min · from $44.41 · 3.8/5 (97 reviews)
- Gothenburg Universeum Ticket - Aquarium, Science, Wildlife, Zoo · 2 h 30 min · from $25.30 · 3.6/5 (42 reviews)
- Self Drive Electric Boat in the Canals · 6 h · from $92.43 · 4.7/5 (74 reviews)
Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC+1 · 7 h ahead of Costa Rica
- Region
- Västra Götaland County
- Main language
- Swedish
- On the map
- 57.71° N, 11.97° E
Near Gothenburg
- Skagen · 83 km away
- Aalborg · 143 km away
- Helsingør · 190 km away
- Aarhus · 203 km away
- Copenhagen · 229 km away
- Malmo · 242 km away
More of Sweden
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Where to stay
Dorsia Hotel & Restaurant
9.4/10 · 1124 reviews
Apartments at Hotel Riverton
9.4/10 · 5 reviews
Liseberg Grand Curiosa Hotel
9.2/10 · 10122 reviews
Hotel Pigalle
9.2/10 · 4328 reviews
Avalon Hotel
9.2/10 · 1817 reviews
Jacy'z Hotel & Resort
9.2/10 · 225 reviews
Hotel Royal
9.1/10 · 6023 reviews
Hotel Eggers
8.9/10 · 3875 reviews
Clarion Hotel The Pier
8.8/10 · 4799 reviews
Home Hotel Mektagonen
8.8/10 · 3550 reviews