Sävedalen
Sävedalen | |
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 Sävedalen | |
  Sävedalen  Sävedalen | |
| Coordinates: 57°43′57″N 12°04′25″E / 57.73250°N 12.07361°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Västergötland |
| County | Västra Götaland County |
| Municipality | Partille Municipality |
| Population (31 December 2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 11,946 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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[edit]
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[edit]
The comedian and tv-personality Petra Mede grew up in Sävedalen.[4]
References and sources[edit]
- ^ "Kommunfakta - Partille kommun". Archived from the original on 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
- ^ "Hitta till Triumf Glass - Glass & Glassglädje - Triumf Glass". triumfglass.se. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05.
- ^ "Sävedalens Historia".
- ^ Petra Mede leder Eurovision, www.partilletidning.se