Sävedalen | |
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Sävedalen | |
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Coordinates: 57°43′57″N 12°04′25″E / 57.73250°N 12.07361°E / 57.73250; 12.07361 | |
Country | Sweden |
Province | Västergötland |
County | Västra Götaland County |
Municipality | Partille Municipality |
Population | |
• 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.
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.
Famous people
The comedian and tv-personality Petra Mede grew up in Sävedalen.
The Wrestler Johan Euren is a native of Savedalen
References and sources
- "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