Landvetter

Landvetter

Landvetter
Landvetter
Coordinates: 57°41′N 12°12′E / 57.683°N 12.200°E / 57.683; 12.200Coordinates: 57°41′N 12°12′E / 57.683°N 12.200°E / 57.683; 12.200
Country Sweden
Province Västergötland
Country Västra Götaland County
Municipality Härryda Municipality
Area[1]
  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 CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

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 Gothenburg 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 Gothenburg Landvetter Airport in Landvetter.[2] When Transwede Airways existed, its head office was on the airport property.[3]

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Landvetter:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. "Contact City Airline." City Airline. Retrieved on 2 May 2010.
  3. "Home." Transwede Airways. Retrieved on 7 December 2010. "Transwede Airways I P.O. Box 2011 SE-438 11 Landvetter Sweden".

External links

National Road 40 passing by Landvetter


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