Landvetter
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Landvetter | |
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![]() Landvetter | |
Coordinates: 57°41′N 12°12′E / 57.683°N 12.200°E | |
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Province | ![]() |
Country | Västra Götaland County |
Municipality | Härryda Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 5.40 km2 (2.08 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 7,152 |
• Density | 1,324/km2 (3,430/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Landvetter is a locality situated in Härryda Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 7,152 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
It is the second largest town in the municipality and has given its name to the international airport Göteborg Landvetter Airport, located 5 km east of Landvetter.
The name Landvetter is a combination of "land" (land) and "vittir", an old Swedish name for a certain type of fire.
City Airline had its head office in the Air Cargo Building on the grounds of Göteborg Landvetter Airport in Landvetter.[2] When Transwede Airways existed, its head office was on the airport property.[3]
Sports
[edit]Landvetter IS and at least a dozen other sports clubs are located in Landvetter.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ "Contact City Airline." City Airline. Retrieved on 2 May 2010.
- ^ "Home." Transwede Airways. Retrieved on 7 December 2010. "Transwede Airways I P.O. Box 2011 SE-438 11 Landvetter Sweden".
External links
[edit]Media related to Landvetter at Wikimedia Commons
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