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| Country | Sweden |
| Municipality | Trollhättan Municipality |
| County | Västra Götaland County |
| Province | Västergötland |
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| - Total | 23. 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. Trollhättan Municipality ( Trollhättans kommun or Trollhättans stad) 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. 8 km² (9. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2 sq mi) |
| Population (2005-12-31)[1] | |
| - Total | 44,498 |
| - Density | 1,869/km² (4,840. 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 7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Trollhättan (IPA: [˅trɔlhɛtan]) is a city (pop. 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. 53,952 (2007)) in Västergötland, Sweden, and the seat of Trollhättan Municipality, Västra Götaland County. 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. Trollhättan Municipality ( Trollhättans kommun or Trollhättans stad) 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
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History
Trollhättan was founded by the river Göta älv, at a location with several waterfalls. The Göta älv is a River that drains lake Vänern into Kattegat, and the North Sea, at the city of Gothenburg on the western A waterfall is usually a geological formation resulting from water often in the form of a Stream, flowing over an Erosion -resistant rock The site was first mentioned in literature from 1413. For centuries, Trollhättan was an obstacle for the boats travelling the river, up until a lock system was completed in the nineteenth century. A lock is a device for raising and lowering boats between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal Waterways. It has since been updated several times and the present locks were finished in 1916.
In the late nineteenth century, hydropower was developed in Trollhättan. Hydropower, hydraulic power or water power is power that is derived from the Force or Energy of moving water which may The Swedish energy corporation Vattenfall ("waterfall") took its name from the falls in Trollhättan. Vattenfall is a Swedish power company and one of the leading energy producers in Northern Europe. Today the city has two operational hydropower stations, Olidan and Håjum. Olidan Power Station is the name of a Hydroelectric power station located in Trollhättan, Sweden. Hojum Power Station (alt Håjum Power Station) is the second Hydroelectric power station in Trollhättan, the first one being the older The hydropower has helped the city in its industrial revolution. The Industrial Revolution was a period in the late 18th and early 19th centuries when major changes in agriculture manufacturing and transportation had a profound effect on the
The name "Trollhättan" comes from folkloristic tales. People believed that large trolls lived in the river Göta älv and that the islands in the river were the Trolls' hoods ("hättor"). A troll is a fearsome member of a race of creatures from Norse mythology. The Göta älv is a River that drains lake Vänern into Kattegat, and the North Sea, at the city of Gothenburg on the western Other former names of the site is Eiðar and Stora Edet; the latter lives on in the name of the south-bordering municipality of Lilla Edet. Lilla Edet is a town (pop 4500 in Västergötland, Sweden and the seat of Lilla Edet Municipality, Västra Götaland County. The waterfall of Trollhättan has been theorized to be the Mímir's Well from the Norse mythology. A waterfall is usually a geological formation resulting from water often in the form of a Stream, flowing over an Erosion -resistant rock Mímir ( Old Norse "The rememberer the wise one" or Mim is a figure in Norse mythology renowned for his knowledge and wisdom who is beheaded Norse mythology comprises the indigenous pre-Christian religion, beliefs and Legends of the Scandinavian peoples including those who settled on Iceland
Trollhättan was granted city rights (which today have no legal effect, but is purely historical) in 1916 at which time it had about 15,000 inhabitants, now grown to 54,000. A chart or graph is a type of Information graphic, that represents tabular numeric data and/or functions. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year
Industries
Trollhättan houses a number of industries, foremost the main production sites for Saab Automobile and Volvo Aero. Saab Automobile AB, better known as Saab, is a Swedish car manufacturer and currently a wholly-owned Subsidiary of General Motors. A label is a piece of Paper, Polymer, Cloth, Metal, or other material affixed to a container or article on which is Printed Saab Automobile AB, better known as Saab, is a Swedish car manufacturer and currently a wholly-owned Subsidiary of General Motors. Volvo Aero, a subsidiary of Swedish company Volvo, develops and manufactures components for aircraft and Rocket engines with high technology content In the area, there is also a large number of suppliers to these two facilities. Historically Trollhättan housed the NOHAB industries that produced locomotives, and Stridsberg & Biörk who had specialized in saws for sawmills. NOHAB (Nydqvist & Holm AB Swedish manufacturing company in the city of Trollhättan. A locomotive is a railway Vehicle that provides the motive power for a Train. A saw is a Tool that uses a hard blade or wire with an abrasive edge to cut through softer materials A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards Sawmill process A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of 100 years ago a log enters
There is also a film production facility, known as Trollywood; movies shot there include Show Me Love (Fucking Åmål), Dancer in the Dark and Dogville. For the documentary about homeless people see Trollywood (film Trollywood is the informal name for a film production facility in Trollhättan Show Me Love, originally titled Fucking Åmål, is a 1998 Swedish Film directed by Lukas Moodysson. Dancer in the Dark is an award-winning Musical film Drama released in 2000. Dogville is a 2003 Film written and directed by Lars von Trier, starring Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany, Lauren The movie studio Film i Väst centered here produces about half of the Swedish feature-length films. Film i Väst (translated as "Film in west") is a film company located in Trollhättan, Sweden, founded in 1992.
References
- ^ a b Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 (xls) (Swedish). 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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Trollhättan is one of 134 towns with the historical City status in Sweden. The Swedish term stad, which is the equivalent of both city and town has since 1971 in Sweden no administrative or legal significance and even no official |
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