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Gathenhielmska kulturreservatet

Go to see an area of old buildings from the 16th and 17th centuries, before the big fires.

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Gathenhielmska kulturreservatet is an area at Stigbergstorget in Majorna, Gothenburg. Visit Sweden describes it as one of the oldest and best-preserved areas. The buildings are described as old buildings from the 16th and 17th centuries, from before the big fires. The reserve was created in 1936.

A visit centres on seeing the buildings and the area they form. The dates given for the buildings are the 16th and 17th centuries, while the reserve itself was created much later, in 1936. The area’s history is tied to both points: its old buildings and its creation as a reserve. The focus is the historic area at Stigbergstorget, rather than a single building.

The location is Stigbergstorget, in Majorna, a part of Gothenburg. The historical period given is the 16th and 17th centuries, before the big fires. Those old buildings are the reason to visit the reserve. Here, visitors can see the area that Visit Sweden describes as one of the oldest and best-preserved, and the site of a reserve created in 1936.

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Gathenhielmska kulturreservatet, Göteborg

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