Jonsered Explained

Official Name:Jonsered
Pushpin Map:Sweden Västra Götaland#Sweden
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Partille Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Västra Götaland County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Västergötland
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.64
Population As Of:31 December 2010
Population Total:930
Population Density Km2:1458
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:57.75°N 22°W

Jonsered (in Swedish pronounced as /ˈjɔ̌nːsɛrɛd/)[2] is a locality situated in Partille Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 930 inhabitants in 2010.

Jonsered is an old, traditional industrial community by the Säve river outside Gothenburg in Sweden. Jonsered's factories were established here in 1834 by the Scotsman William Gibson (1783–1857). One of the first major products was sail canvas. In 1856 the first Swedish state railway was inaugurated between Gothenburg and Jonsered later being built all the way up to Stockholm. Jonsered was dominated by the Gibson family until the 1920s but the company remained the driving force of the community, being the main landowner until the 1970s.

By the 1880s the manufacture of wood processing machinery had started, leading towards the products Jonsered manufactures today. In the 1950s Jonsered started production of chainsaws which became a worldwide success and helped the company when the textile industry was shut down in the late 1960s. The manufacturer Jonsered (now a brand of Husqvarna AB) once had plants here but production was closed in 1984 by Electrolux which had bought the company in 1979 and moved its production to Husqvarna.

The community changed after the closure of Jonsereds fabriker transforming into a suburb for commuters working in Gothenburg and Partille. Jonsered can be reached with commuter trains through the train station that was opened in 2000.

Sports

The football club Jonsereds IF has previously played in the higher divisions, in the 1990s the club played in the Swedish 2nd division. The club has produced many talented players, the most well known in later years being Torbjörn Nilsson.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010 . 14 December 2011 . . Swedish . https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls . 27 January 2012 . live . 10 January 2012 .
  2. Book: Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter. Jöran Sahlgren. Gösta Bergman. sv. 1979. 12.