Tynnered

Tynnered
Map
Coordinates: 57°39′N 11°53′E / 57.650°N 11.883°E / 57.650; 11.883
CountrySweden
ProvinceVästergötland
CountyVästra Götaland County
MunicipalityGothenburg Municipality
Area
 • Total29.85 km2 (11.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total27,787 [1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
WebsiteOfficial website

Tynnered is one of 21 boroughs in the city of Gothenburg, Sweden. It is located in the western part of the city, about 8-10 kilometres from the inner city, and it has a population of 27,787 (2010) on 29.85 square kilometres (11.53 mi2). Alike several other boroughs of the city, Tynnered has a fairly high percentage of immigrants. On January 1, 2011, Tynnered became part of the district (stadsdelsnämnd) Western Gothenburg (Västra Göteborg).[2] In 2021 the stadsdelsnämd districts were replaced by larger stadsområde districts and Tynnered became part of South-West Gothenburg (Sydväst Göteborg).[3]

Travelling by tram from Gothenburg city centre to southern Tynnered takes about 25 minutes. The two trams that go to Tynnered are the tram routes 1 and 7, and they stop at Briljantgatan, Smaragdgatan and Opaltorget.[4] To northern Tynnered the bus number 50 is the fastest, taking about 20 minutes from the city centre. The shopping mall Frölunda Torg is located a couple of minutes away from Tynnered when going by foot.

Tynnered is also a parish, with approximately the same area. The church was built 1973.

  1. ^ "Bakgrundsfakta" (PDF). Statens Folkhälsoinstitut. Retrieved 25 December 2012.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Publiceringsplan". Göteborgs Stad. Archived from the original on 2010-10-30. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Områdesindelningar". Statistik och analys, Göteborgs Stad. 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Tynnered - Sahlgrenska - City - Bergsjön". Västtrafik. Retrieved 18 January 2013.