Sävedalen Explained

Official Name:Sävedalen
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
Population As Of:31 December 2011
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:11,946
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:57.7325°N 12.0736°W

Sävedalen is a district ("kommundel") located in Partille Municipality. At west it borders to Gothenburg Municipality and is a suburb of Gothenburg.

The ice-cream company Triumf Glass was founded and have their headquarters in Sävedalen.[2]

History

Earlier the village Ugglum was located here. But when the railway station was opened in 1917, it changed name to Sävedalen for avoiding confusion with Ucklum.[3]

Famous people

The comedian and tv-personality Petra Mede grew up in Sävedalen.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kommunfakta - Partille kommun . 2012-04-13 . 2010-01-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100129035404/http://www.partille.se/sv/Demokrati/Kommunfakta/ . dead .
  2. Web site: Hitta till Triumf Glass - Glass & Glassglädje - Triumf Glass . triumfglass.se . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120305172828/http://triumfglass.se/kontakta-oss/hitta-till-triumfglass/ . 2012-03-05.
  3. Web site: Sävedalens Historia.
  4. https://www.partilletidning.se/2013/01/petra-mede-leder-eurovision/ Petra Mede leder Eurovision, www.partilletidning.se