Biskopsgården
Encyclopedia
Biskopsgården is a district
(stadsdelsnämndsområde) in Gothenburg Municipality
, Sweden
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The border between Sweden and Norway
went through Biskopsgården from the 1200s until 1658, when Bohuslän belonged to Sweden. One of the old yards, Biskopsgården, was used when the Bishop came to visit. Its area stretched up to the mountains over the current Biskopsgården, and therefore it got the name.
In 10 years an area along the tram rail was built for 25 000 people.
In the middle of the 1950s an expansion of Biskopsgården was started. Around 1958 people, such as authors and professors, moved to Biskopsgården. After the labor migration on the 50s and 60s Biskopsgården acquired an immigrant character. The proportion of professionals was higher than average, as well as average earnings. During 80s and 90s Biskopsgården had changed and renewed. Biskopsgården is today towards the better due to the reparation and also social and cultural investments. January the 1st 2011, Biskopsgården and Torslanda
joined together and formed Western Hisingens district. In Gothenburg the number of district has been halved to ten.
The population of the district Biskopsgården is approximately 25 600 (2008). The population have decreased a lot since the 60s, then the population was above 37 000. The district Biskopsgården is close to a large green area and major thoroughfares. The district has a geographical central location, with three trams that services city. The tram
s leaves every five minutes and it takes approximately 15 minutes to the city. Despite this the district is mentally isolated relative to the other places in Hisingen.
An important presumption for a positive development of Biskopsgården is that the isolation is broken. The district Biskopsgården has during its lifetime gone through major changes. An example on this is that, the ethnic diversity has increased; some of the blocks have been renovated or rebuilt. The Live-good process was started in 1993, a unique development forum, with the purpose of improving the district for the resident. The vision
of the Live-good process is to have attractive preschool/school, better marketing, safety, own supply, good housing, and collaboration and accommodation dialogue.
The district has three large business squares, Länsmanstorget, Vårväderstorget and Friskväderstorget that are natural meeting places for the residents. The squares have a variety of small shops. Biskopsgården have large planned neighbor areas used as natural meeting places for residents. Svarte Mosses has a large green area that gives the possibility to have activity meeting-places, such as barbecue places, café, nature pathways, miniature golf, and other sports activities.
In Biskopsgården there are 5 schools, one in each primary area. Ryaskolan. In South and North Biskopsgården there are two properties with housing and daytime activities for older. There is also two youth recreation centre and one library. There is a very well developed association life, with 80 of compounds that are working in the district. About 50 compounds are focused on culture, politics
and hobbies, 20 are sports associations and about 15 are pensioners associations.
In Biskopsgården you can find everything from restaurants and barber shops to machine shops and printers.Today there are 966 registered companies in Biskopsgården. However Biskopsgårdens industry association was created in 1977. There is an industry area and a small business consisting 70 companies in the South Biskopsgården. The industry area has looked the same the last 15 years.
Districts of Sweden
Municipalities in Sweden are in some rare cases divided into smaller districts , and are sometimes assigned administrative boards responsible for certain areas of governance in their respective areas...
(stadsdelsnämndsområde) in Gothenburg Municipality
Gothenburg Municipality
Gothenburg Municipality is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Gothenburg....
, Sweden
Sweden
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History
Today you can find the first trace of humans by the hillsides that was once beaches in an archipelagoArchipelago
An archipelago , sometimes called an island group, is a chain or cluster of islands. The word archipelago is derived from the Greek ἄρχι- – arkhi- and πέλαγος – pélagos through the Italian arcipelago...
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The border between Sweden and Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
went through Biskopsgården from the 1200s until 1658, when Bohuslän belonged to Sweden. One of the old yards, Biskopsgården, was used when the Bishop came to visit. Its area stretched up to the mountains over the current Biskopsgården, and therefore it got the name.
In 10 years an area along the tram rail was built for 25 000 people.
In the middle of the 1950s an expansion of Biskopsgården was started. Around 1958 people, such as authors and professors, moved to Biskopsgården. After the labor migration on the 50s and 60s Biskopsgården acquired an immigrant character. The proportion of professionals was higher than average, as well as average earnings. During 80s and 90s Biskopsgården had changed and renewed. Biskopsgården is today towards the better due to the reparation and also social and cultural investments. January the 1st 2011, Biskopsgården and Torslanda
Torslanda
Torslanda is an urban district and a locality situated in Göteborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 10,129 inhabitants in 2005.-The Volvo Torslanda Plant:...
joined together and formed Western Hisingens district. In Gothenburg the number of district has been halved to ten.
Living and population
Biskopsgården consist of approximately 12 750 housings. The majority of housings have been created during 1950s and they have also been renovated or built. In the spring of 2007 a program for new housings was approved by the building committee. To highlight the resident’s thoughts and ideas about where they could build new housings, a citizen group of 20 persons was committed by the city-building office together with the district administration. Biskopsgården expected to receive a major injection of new homes in the near future.The population of the district Biskopsgården is approximately 25 600 (2008). The population have decreased a lot since the 60s, then the population was above 37 000. The district Biskopsgården is close to a large green area and major thoroughfares. The district has a geographical central location, with three trams that services city. The tram
Tram
A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
s leaves every five minutes and it takes approximately 15 minutes to the city. Despite this the district is mentally isolated relative to the other places in Hisingen.
An important presumption for a positive development of Biskopsgården is that the isolation is broken. The district Biskopsgården has during its lifetime gone through major changes. An example on this is that, the ethnic diversity has increased; some of the blocks have been renovated or rebuilt. The Live-good process was started in 1993, a unique development forum, with the purpose of improving the district for the resident. The vision
Goal
A goal is an objective, or a projected computation of affairs, that a person or a system plans or intends to achieve.Goal, GOAL or G.O.A.L may also refer to:Sport...
of the Live-good process is to have attractive preschool/school, better marketing, safety, own supply, good housing, and collaboration and accommodation dialogue.
The district has three large business squares, Länsmanstorget, Vårväderstorget and Friskväderstorget that are natural meeting places for the residents. The squares have a variety of small shops. Biskopsgården have large planned neighbor areas used as natural meeting places for residents. Svarte Mosses has a large green area that gives the possibility to have activity meeting-places, such as barbecue places, café, nature pathways, miniature golf, and other sports activities.
In Biskopsgården there are 5 schools, one in each primary area. Ryaskolan. In South and North Biskopsgården there are two properties with housing and daytime activities for older. There is also two youth recreation centre and one library. There is a very well developed association life, with 80 of compounds that are working in the district. About 50 compounds are focused on culture, politics
Politics
Politics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the...
and hobbies, 20 are sports associations and about 15 are pensioners associations.
In Biskopsgården you can find everything from restaurants and barber shops to machine shops and printers.Today there are 966 registered companies in Biskopsgården. However Biskopsgårdens industry association was created in 1977. There is an industry area and a small business consisting 70 companies in the South Biskopsgården. The industry area has looked the same the last 15 years.