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| Country | Sweden | ||
| Municipality | Borås Municipality | ||
| County | Västra Götaland County | ||
| Province | Västergötland | ||
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| - Total | 29. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Municipalities of Sweden ( kommun) are the Local government entities of Sweden. Borås Municipality ( Borås kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. The Counties of Sweden, or Län, are the first level administrative and political Subdivisions of Sweden. Västra Götaland County or Western Gothland County ( Västra Götalands län) is a county or Län on the western coast of Sweden The provinces of Sweden, Landskap, are historical geographical and cultural regions is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative Provinces of Sweden ( landskap in Swedish situated in the southwest of Sweden. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 61 km² (11. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 4 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2005-12-31)[1] | |||
| - Total | 63,441 | ||
| - Density | 2,142/km² (5,547. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 8/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Borås (pronounced [buˈroːs]) is a city in the traditional province of Västergötland, western Sweden and the seat of Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time The Municipalities of Sweden ( kommun) are the Local government entities of Sweden. is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative Provinces of Sweden ( landskap in Swedish situated in the southwest of Sweden. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Borås Municipality ( Borås kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Västra Götaland County or Western Gothland County ( Västra Götalands län) is a county or Län on the western coast of Sweden It has a population of 63,500 with 100,000 people living in the metropolitan area.
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Geography
Borås is located at the point of two crossing railways, among them the railway between Gothenburg and Kalmar, and is often considered the Swedish city gaining the most from the nationwide railway system laid between 1870-1910. Gothenburg ( Swedish:) /jœte'bɔrj/ is a city, a municipality, and an urban area on the west-coast of Sweden. Kalmar is a city in Småland in the south-east of Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. Industrialization of Sweden and Transportation in Sweden --> Rail transport in Sweden utilises a network Borås has railroad and motorway connections with Gothenburg, ca. Motorway is a term for both a type of Road and a classification or designation Gothenburg ( Swedish:) /jœte'bɔrj/ is a city, a municipality, and an urban area on the west-coast of Sweden. 60 km west.
History
The city of Borås received its privileges in 1622 King Gustav II Adolf. For the other Swedish kings known as Gustavus Adolphus see Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden or Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden The reason was to give local pedlars a legal place for vending their merchandise. The city developed soom after it was founded. After a century it had increased to over 2,000 inhabitants.
Borås has been ravaged by fires four times: in 1681, 1727, 1822 and 1827. The Caroli church is the oldest of Borås's buildings, and has withstood all fires.
Industry
Borås is the leading textile city of Sweden, starting as a location spot for textile mills. A textile is a flexible material comprised of a network of natural or artificial Fibres often referred to as thread or Yarn. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The city arms depicts two sheep-shearing scissors, a tribute to the vast number of smiths in the town in early history. It currently holds the Swedish record in the number of established mail-order firms.
The company Swedac is based in the city, as well as Ericsson, who has a large manufacturing plant where Mini-Link microwave radios are manufactured. SWEDAC, Styrelsen för ackreditering och teknisk kontroll, the Swedish Board for Accreditation and Conformity Assessment, is a Swedish Government agency Ericsson ( Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson) () one of the largest Swedish companies is a leading provider of telecommunication and data communication systems
Outside the city in the industrial park of Viared, there are many companies specialising in logistics. Industries in Borås have close collaboration with the University College of Borås as well as the SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, the largest technical research institute of Sweden, both located in Borås. The University College of Borås or Högskolan i Borås is a University college in Borås, Sweden. The SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, in Swedish SP Sveriges Tekniska Forskningsinstitut, is a Joint stock company, fully owned by the Swedish Besides being the home of the official Swedish Kilogram-weight and the atomic clock that sets the national time, SP conducts various testing and research to promote consumer safety.
Since the 1990's and early 2000, Borås has transformed to a modern ICT (IT, communications and telecom) city with the arrival of efficient call center, logistics and IT companies. These companies have helped transform Borås to a leading Nordic e-commerce city with companies such as Eniro. Eniro AB is a Swedish company offering search services and Directory assistance 118118 in several countries Borås has become a leading trade center within the fast growing e-commerce sector and traditional mail order companies such as Ellos, Haléns, Josefsson, H&M Rowells has handled this transition very well and received numerous awards as leading e-commerce companies.
Sports
The most successful sports team is the football team IF Elfsborg, Swedish champions in 2006. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered IF Elfsborg is a Swedish football club located in Borås. The club formed 26 June 1904 (as Borås Fotbollslag has won 5 national Elfsborg was founded in 1904, but received its current name in 1906. The team's home arena is since 2005 Borås Arena (formerly Ryavallen Stadium) in Borås, with a capacity of 15000. Borås Arena is a football Stadium in Borås, Sweden. It was opened in 2005 and has a capacity of 14500&ndash17800 depending Ryavallen is a multi-use Stadium in Borås, Sweden. From its inauguration in 1941 to 2004, it was the home of IF Elfsborg Elfsborg play in yellow and black.
Other (but not that successful) teams are Borås Hockey Club, M7 (a basketball team that worked together with Magic Johnson for a short while) and Borås Rhinos which is an American football team. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with
The successful table tennis club Mariedals IK currently got three players in the Swedish youth team. Hampus Soderlund, Mattias Oversjo and Jimmy Ojakangas.
Other sports that can be practiced in Borås are track-and-field, handball, table tennis, tennis, skiing, orienteering, archery, sport shooting, swimming, golf, equestrian, bowling, cheerleading and various martial arts. Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, or Olympic handball) is a Team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Snow skiing is a group of sports utilizing Skis as primary equipment Orienteering is a family of Sports that require Navigational skills using a Map and Compass, usually in combination with Point to point racing Archery is the practice of using a bow or Crossbow to shoot Arrows Archery has historically been used in Hunting and Combat and has The shooting sports include those competitive sports involving tests of proficiency (accuracy and speed using various types of Guns such as Firearms and Airguns Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance For the Roman class see Equestrian (Roman Equestrianism refers to the skill of riding or driving Horses This broad description Bowling is a Game / Sport in which players attempt to score points by rolling a Bowling ball along a flat surface either into objects called pins Cheerleading is a Sport that uses organized routines made from elements of Tumbling, Dance, jumps and stunting to direct spectators of events Martial arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for Combat. Borås Judoclub has tried to create a national center for judo. meaning "gentle way" is a modern Japanese martial art ( Gendai budō) and Combat sport, that originated in Japan in the late Members from the club that has participated in the olympics include Per Kjellin and Lars Adolfsson (who competed twice).
Boråshallen is the largest indoor sports hall in Borås, where the popular Mariedal Cup is held.
The Mariedal cup is held annually in October or November. It is alleged to be the world's largest indoor cup in football for junior players, and takes a whole weekend with over 100 teams participating. It started in 1978 in its current form.
Gallery
 City park |
 City hall |
 Panorama at winter |
 The old water tower |
 The old Pensionat Lyckebo |
Culture
- Hemvärnets Musikkår Borås - A marching and sitting orchestra
- Borås kulturskola - The culture school of Borås
- Borås kulturhus - Theater, Library, Museum of Art
- Borås Tidning - The local newspaper. Hemvärnets Musikkår Borås is a marching and sitting band from Borås, Sweden. Borås Tidning is the daily Newspaper of Borås, Sweden. The newspaper was founded in 1826 and has nowadays a circulation of about 50000 copies and is
- Textilmuseet - A museum about textile manufacturing and clothes. Textilmuseet i Borås is a museum of textile history in Borås, Sweden, once the textile capital of Sweden
- Borås djurpark - The local zoo. Borås Djurpark is the famous Zoo outside Borås in Sweden near the mall Knalleland. They have successfully raised a number of different animals and even exported lions to other zoo's.
- Åhaga - A renovated building that previously were used to maintain and repair locomotives. Now used for conferences and concerts.
Every summer, a number of free outdoor concerts are held on the town square on Thursday evenings by some of the biggest artists in Sweden.
There is a lot of controversy in the city about a 9 meter tall statue depicting Pinocchio by artist Jim Dine. Jim Dine (born June 16, 1935) is an American Pop artist He is sometimes considered to be a part of the Neo-Dada movement
Districts
Municipal subdistrict Göta
- Göta
- Kristineberg
- Dammsvedjan
- Hedvigsborg
Municipal subdistrict Sjöbo
- Sjöbo
- Erikslund
Municipal subdistrict Brämhult
- Brämhult
- Trandared
- Hulta
- Hässleholmen
Municipal subdistrict Norrby
- Norrby
- Byttorp
- Tullen
- Hestra
Municipal subdistrict Centrum (city)
Municipal subdistrict Sandhult
Notable natives
- Ingvar Carlsson, former prime minister
- Helena Paparizou, 2005 Eurovision winner and Greek singer
- Carolina Klüft, heptathlete
- Magnus Carlsson, pop singer
Schools
See also University College of Borås
High schools
- Almåsgymnasiet
- Bäckängsgymnasiet
- Sven Erikssons Gymnasiet
- Viskastrandsgymnasiet
References
- ^ a b Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 (xls) (Swedish). Göta is a Swedish female Name. The name is the female form of Göte, and it was a popular name during the first half of the 20th century Kristineberg may refer to Kristineberg Stockholm, a part of Stockholm Sweden Kristineberg Lycksele, a village in Lycksele Municipality Hulta is a Borough of Borås, Västra Götaland, Sweden Norrmalm is a city district in Stockholm, part of the larger Norrmalm borough. Sandhult is a locality in Borås Municipality, western Sweden. Sjömarken is a small Swedish town in the Borås Municipality about 5 km west of the central Borås. Ingvar Carlsson (born 9 November 1934) is a Swedish politician former Prime Minister of Sweden (1986 – 1991 1994 – 1996 and leader Elena Paparizou ( Έλενα Παπαρίζου; born January 31 1982 Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Carolina Evelyn Klüft (in Swedish klʏft (born February 2, 1983) is a Swedish athlete competing in Triple jump, Long jump Lars Magnus Carlsson (born June 24 1974 in Borås, Sweden) is a Swedish singer and former member of the bands Alcazar and The University College of Borås or Högskolan i Borås is a University college in Borås, Sweden. Bäckängsgymnasiet is a gymnasium in Borås, Sweden, which has courses in aesthetic natural sciences and sociology Sven Eriksonsgymnasiet is a gymnasium in Borås, Sweden, which has courses in technical sciences Statistics Sweden. Statistics Sweden, or Statistiska centralbyrån (SCB is the government agency responsible for producing official Statistics on Sweden. Retrieved on 2008-05-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the
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