Lundby, Gothenburg
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Lundby is a suburb and borough of Gothenburg
, Sweden
. It is located in the central part of the Hisingen
island, stretching along the northern shore of the Göta River
. It is the original home of the dollhouse manufacturing company Lundby and the home of Volvo Trucks
and Volvo Penta
.
There were 38 000 people residing in Lundby (on 1 January 2009) but it is expected to expand by many thousands over the coming years.
One of the few preserved medieval churches in the city of Gothenburg, Lundby Old Church
, is located in Lundby.
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. It is located in the central part of the Hisingen
Hisingen
Hisingen is the fourth-largest island of Sweden , with an area of , and the most populous, forming part of Gothenburg Municipality, Västra Götaland County. It is bordered by the Göta älv in the south and east, the Nordre älv in the north, and the Kattegat in the west...
island, stretching along the northern shore of the Göta River
Gota River
The Gota River is a tributary of the Dârjov River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
. It is the original home of the dollhouse manufacturing company Lundby and the home of Volvo Trucks
Volvo Trucks
Volvo Trucks is a global truck manufacturer based in Sweden, owned by Volvo Group - AB Volvo it is the world's second largest heavy-duty truck brand....
and Volvo Penta
Volvo Penta
Volvo Penta was founded in 1907 in conjunction with the production of the first marine engine, B1. The Penta company soon became an established internal combustion engine manufacturer, which in 1927 delivered the engine to Volvo's first passenger car....
.
There were 38 000 people residing in Lundby (on 1 January 2009) but it is expected to expand by many thousands over the coming years.
One of the few preserved medieval churches in the city of Gothenburg, Lundby Old Church
Lundby Old Church
The Lundby Old Church is a church in Lundby, a borough of Gothenburg, Sweden. It belongs to the parish of Lundby in the Diocese of Gothenburg....
, is located in Lundby.