Gothenburg

Gothenburg (Swedish: {{Audio|sv-Göteborg.ogg|Göteborg}}) is a city and a municipality on the western coast of Sweden, in the County of Västra Götaland. With 478,055 inhabitants in the city and 816,931 in the metropolitan area it is the second largest city in Sweden after Stockholm and the seat of residence for the county.

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Gothenburg is since 1998 in a friendship partnership with the South African City of Port Elizabeth. A partnership fostering development of common fields of interest such as solid waste management, public libraries, sport and tourism.

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Off the coast of Gothenburg is the Southern Gothenburg Archipelago, a group of completely car-free islands.

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Southern Gothenburg Archipelago - Car-free

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On the evening of October 29 1998, a fire developed in the premises of the Macedonian Association discotheque in Gothenburg. On the evening of the fire it was estimated that the number of people in the disco reached 400. In this incident 63 people diedhttp://fseg.gre.ac.uk/fire/Gothenburg_fire_proj.html http://www.emergency-management.net/Gothenburg%20Report.pdf.

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1998 - Fire - Macedonia - Discotheque

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Gothenburg is also noted for being the centre of the melodic death metal movement, a typically Swedish musical style, being home to such internationally known bands as At The Gates, Dark Tranquillity, The Haunted, In Flames, and Arch Enemy. It is also the pop music capital of Sweden, with an active indie scene.

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Melodic death metal - At The Gates - Dark Tranquillity - The Haunted - In Flames - Arch Enemy - Pop music - Sweden

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