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32-651: Västra Götaland Defence District was formed on 3 September 1939 as Gothenburg Defence District ( Göteborgs försvarsområde ). It included in the 1943 War Organization the southern part of Älvsborg County along the southern boundary of Flundre-Bjärke police superintendent ( landsfiskal ) districts, City of Kungsbacka ( Kungsbacka stad ) and Viske and Kungsbacka police superintendent district of Halland County as well as City of Gothenburg , City of Mölndal and City of Kungälv as well as Sävedal, Fässberg , Askim , Hising, Kungälv , Stenungsund and Tjörn police superintendent districts of Gothenburg and Bohus County , except in

64-548: A national center for judo . Members from the club that have participated in the olympics include Per Kjellin and Lars Adolfsson (who competed twice). Boråshallen is the largest indoor sports hall in Borås, where the Mariedal cup, an indoor football competition, is held annually in October or November. The competition started in 1978 in its current form. Borås hosted the water polo events of

96-464: A national record (38 °C (100 °F) set on two different June dates and years on other stations). The coldest extreme was set in February 1966 with −34.1 °C (−29.4 °F), a severely cold temperature for southern Sweden. By Swedish standards, the climate of Borås is very wet, with a precipitation average of above 1,100 millimetres (43 in). This is also due to maritime airflows coming from

128-454: A number of free outdoor concerts are held on the town square on Thursday evenings. The city has lately been recognized as a city of outdoor sculptures, such as Catafalque by Sean Henry , Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd 's knotted non-violence pistol and a huge bronze version of Pinocchio called Walking to Borås by the American pop artist Jim Dine . During the holiday All Saints' Day , there

160-571: A short while) and Borås Rhinos which is an American football team. The table tennis club, Mariedals IK , had three players in the Swedish youth team : Hampus Söderlund, Mattias Översjö and Jimmy Ojakangas. Other sports that can be practiced in Borås are: archery , track and field , rowing , handball , table tennis , tennis , skiing , orienteering , sport shooting , swimming , golf , equestrian , bowling , cheerleading , floorball and various martial arts . Borås Judoclub has tried to create

192-424: A tribute to the vast number of smiths in the town in early history. It currently holds the Swedish record in the number of established mail-order firms. The company Swedac is based in the city, as well as Ericsson , which has a large manufacturing plant where Mini-Link microwave radios are manufactured. Worldwide clothing retailer H&M have their worldwide Online office based in the city as well. Outside

224-453: Is a city (officially, a locality ) and the seat of Borås Municipality , Västra Götaland County , Sweden . It had 114,556 inhabitants in 2024. It is widely known for being a textile city, home to worldwide brands and companies as well as the prestigious Swedish School of Textiles , which is part of the University of Borås . Borås is located at the point of two crossing railways, among them

256-424: Is an annual gaming convention called Borås Spelkonvent, where people, mostly youths, meet to play various board games, Warhammer 40k and Magic: The Gathering among other games. Borås has a humid continental climate , or cold oceanic climate using the −3 °C isotherm, influenced by Atlantic trade winds travelling without major obstacles over the land, with low mean temperatures, compared to coastal areas and

288-547: Is the football team IF Elfsborg , six times Swedish champions (1936, 1939, 1940,1961, 2006 and 2012) and three times winner of the Swedish Cup (2001, 2003 and 2014). Elfsborg was founded in 1904, but received its current name in 1906. The team's home arena, since 2005, is Borås Arena (formerly Ryavallen Stadium) in Borås, with a capacity of 16000. Elfsborg play in yellow and black. Other teams are Borås Hockey Club , M7 (a basketball team that worked with Magic Johnson for

320-690: The Skaraborgsgruppen and Älvsborgsgruppen were formed. As a further decision in the Defence Act of 1996, the Öresund Naval District ( Öresunds marindistrikt , MDÖ) was also proposed to be amalgamated into the West Coast Naval Command. The new organization, which the Parliament adopted on two occasions, came into effect from 1 January 1998, when the West Coast Naval Command was given the somewhat unusual long name "West Coast Naval Command including

352-559: The Gothenburg Archipelago Defence District ( Göteborgs skärgårds försvarsområde , Fo 33) included parts ( SFS 1943:33). The staff was located in Gothenburg. From 1947, Gothenburg Defence District amalgamated with Halmstad Defence District ( Halmstads försvarsområde , Fo 31) which formed Gothenburg-Halmstad Defence District ( Göteborgs-Halmstads försvarsområde , Fo 31). The defence district was directly subordinate to

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384-511: The Government's Budget Bill 1997/98:1, the government also proposed that Skaraborg Defence District ( Skaraborgs försvarsområde , Fo 35) with staff in Skövde be disbanded. This with the background that Västra Götaland County would thus form a defence district with defence district staff in Gothenburg at the West Coast Naval Command. Instead of the two former defence district staffs in Borås and Skövde,

416-757: The Peace Organization. The background to the proposal of an amalgamation was due to savings reasons, where the Swedish Armed Forces and the government considered that the naval operations on the Swedish west coast could be coordinated under a joint command. On 15 February 1979, the Parliament adopted the Government Bill. On 1 January 1981, the new organization came into force, under the name of the West Coast Military Command with Älvsborg Coastal Artillery Regiment (MKV/KA 4), which also commanded

448-479: The XIII FINA World Masters Championships 2010, from 28 July to 6 August. The city also hosted the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships . Other sports clubs located in Borås include: The Rydafältet hosted the motorcycle speedway teams Saxarna in 1951 and Knallarna in 1952. The Ryavallen was the venue for the 1972 and 1973 Speedway World Pairs Championship finals. Every summer,

480-597: The city along the two latter lines. As of 2019 SJ runs 3–4 daily trains in each direction between Gothenburg and Kalmar. The regional traffic agency Västtrafik runs frequent trains between Borås and Gothenburg, Herrljunga, and Varberg. All passenger trains stop at Borås railway station. Trains on the northern line to and from Herrljunga also stop at Knalleland halt within the city. Bus There are several commuter buses going to both Jönköping and Gothenburg . Approximately 100.000 people commute between Borås and Gothenburg every month. The most successful sports team

512-544: The city in the industrial park of Viared, there are many companies specializing in logistics. Industries in Borås have close collaboration with the University College of Borås as well as the SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden , the largest technical research institute of Sweden, both located in Borås. Besides being the home of the official Swedish Kilogram-weight and the atomic clock that sets

544-410: The coast, but the town's significance as a place of naval commerce declined over the centuries. Today, it is home to over 2,000 enterprises, and the river still runs through it. A devastating fire in 1846 destroyed the town centre, sparing only a little red wooden cabin which still stands today. In late 2006 and early 2014 other fires affected the town centre, and construction work is ongoing to restore

576-475: The countryside and the large city of Gothenburg . Its mayor since 2020 is Lisa Andersson. The first records referring to Kungsbacka as a town date from the 15th century, when it was part of Denmark . By the time it was recognised as part of Sweden (1658), the river running through the town, on which some transportation of goods took place, was almost completely overgrown and despite pleas to restore its function, this did not occur. Some trade still took place from

608-521: The defence district. On 1 July 1986, the command adopted the new name of the West Coast Naval Command . Prior to the Defence Act of 1996, Stage 2, the Swedish government proposed to Parliament to reduce the number of defence district staffs from 24 to 16 staffs. Among other things, it was proposed that Älvsborg Defence District ( Älvsborgs försvarsområde , Fo 34) with staff in Borås be disbanded. In

640-812: The loss of wooden buildings. The town remained small until the 1960s. The municipal reform of 1971 made it the seat of the much larger Kungsbacka Municipality . The town began to grow as a part of Metropolitan Gothenburg . It is the southern terminus of the Gothenburg commuter rail system, situated 28 km from central Gothenburg. The following cities are twinned with Kungsbacka: The following sports clubs are located in Kungsbacka: Bor%C3%A5s Borås ( UK : / b ʊ ˈ r ɔː s / buu- RAWSS , US : / b uː ˈ r ɔː s , b uː ˈ r oʊ s / boo- RAWSS , boo- ROHSS , Swedish: [bʊˈroːs] )

672-547: The military commander of the III Military District . From 1 January 1947, the defence district gained a joint staff with Halmstad Defence District ( Halmstads försvarsområde , Fo 32). On 1 October 1957, the West Coast Naval District (MDV) was reorganized into Naval Command West (MKV), which meant that Gothenburg Coastal Artillery Defence was separated because on 1 July 1958, it formed its own authority. At

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704-470: The more urban metropolis, Gothenburg, near to the west. Considering it being inland and quite far south, summer temperatures are rather subdued by Swedish standards, whilst winter average highs hover just above freezing. Being inland still enables severe extremes to sometimes occur, such as a 36 °C (97 °F) reading from July 1901, the warmest July temperature on record in Götaland until 2022, although not

736-527: The national time, SP conducts various testing and research to promote consumer safety . Borås is a railway junction. The Coast-to-Coast Line from Gothenburg to Kalmar runs through the city centre. At the Borås Railway Station it meets the Älvsborg Line (heading north to Herrljunga and Uddevalla ) and the Viskadal Line (going south to Varberg). Continuous passenger trains often run through

768-657: The overall administrative and mobilization responsibility for Gothenburg and Bohuslän , with the exception of northern Bohuslän, where Bohuslän Regiment accounted for the professional mobilization responsibility for the infantry brigades trained by the regiment. Prior to the Government Bill 1978/79:96, the Swedish government proposed to Parliament that the three authorities of the West Coast Naval Base , Gothenburg Coastal Artillery Defence with Gothenburg and Bohus Defence District (GbK/Fo 32) and Älvsborg Coastal Artillery Regiment (KA 4) be amalgamated into one authority in

800-485: The railway between Gothenburg and Kalmar , and is often considered the Swedish city gaining the most from the nationwide railway system laid between 1870 and 1910. The city of Borås received its privileges in 1621 by King Gustav II Adolf . The reason was to give local pedlars a legal place for vending their merchandise (and for the government the ability to collect taxes on this trade). The city developed soon after it

832-475: The rank of senior colonel / senior captain . Kungsbacka Kungsbacka ( Swedish pronunciation: [kɵŋsˈbaˈka] ) is a locality and the seat of Kungsbacka Municipality in Halland County , Sweden , with 19,057 inhabitants in 2010. It is a part of Greater Gothenburg Metropolitan Area. It is one of the most affluent parts of Sweden, in part due to its simultaneous proximity to

864-565: The same time the Gothenburg Archipelago Defence District (Fo 33), Gothenburg Defence District (Fo 32) and the Halmstad Defence District (Fo 31) was amalgamated into the Gothenburg Coastal Artillery Defence, which adopted the name Gothenburg and Bohus as well as Halland Defence District together with Gothenburg Coastal Artillery Defence (Gbk/Fo 32/31). Prior to the so-called OLLI reform ( OLLI-reformen ), which

896-600: The staff had some operations located at Badhusgatan 10 in Halmstad and Norra Drottninggatan 21 in Uddevalla . From 13 December 1962, operations in Uddevalla were moved to Excercisvägen 1. From 18 January 1966, operations in Gothenburg were transferred to Nya Varvet and from 1981 to Kärringberget, where the staff worked until it the unit was disbanded. The commanding officer was referred to as Defence District Commander and usually held

928-551: The Öresund Naval District and the Västra Götaland Defence District ( Västkustens marinkommando inklusive Öresunds marindistrikt samt Västra Götalands försvarsområde , MKV/Fo 32). Prior to the Defence Act of 2000 , in its bill for the Parliament, the Swedish government proposed that the tactical level should be reduced by disbanding division and defence district staffs as well as naval commands and air commands. This

960-539: Was carried out within the Swedish Armed Forces from 1973 to 1975, the Supreme Commander in 1974 proposed that Halmstad Defence District should be separated from Gothenburg and Bohus as well as Halland Defence District, to be commanded instead from Halland Regiment (I 16). From 1 July 1975, the new name Gothenburg Coastal Artillery Defence along with the Gothenburg and Bohus Defence District. The new unit had

992-592: Was founded. After a century it had increased to over 2,000 inhabitants. Borås has been ravaged by fires four times: in 1681, 1727, 1822 and 1827. The Caroli church is the oldest of Borås's buildings, and has withstood all fires. In its 2017 report, Police in Sweden placed the Norrby, Hässleholmen and Hulta districts in the most severe category of urban areas with high crime rates . In 2021, Borås marked its 400th anniversary. The city arms depicts two pairs of sheep shears ,

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1024-449: Was to design an Army Tactical Command , Naval Tactical Command and Air Force Tactical Command which would be co-located with the operational command. The proposal meant that all defence district staffs would be disbanded, which included Västra Götaland Defence District. When the defence district staff was formed, it was located to Östra Hamngatan 2 in Gothenburg . On 1 January 1946, the staff operated from Södra Hamngatan 27. From 1958,

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