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Järntorget, Göteborg

Järntorget, Göteborg

Also known as Järntorget

Year

1867

Type

landscape

The northern hinge of Gothenburg's Linné axis, a 1,036 square meter square where Haga, Masthugget and Pustervik meet and Linnégatan begins its 980 meter run south toward Linnéplatsen and Slottsskogen. The square was named in 1867 after…

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Timeline

  1. 1902

    Installation

    Järntorget tram stop opened as the electric tramway network expanded through the western city.

  2. 1924

    Renovation

    The tram layout was rebuilt and a turning loop was added on the square.

  3. 1986

    Olof Palmes Plats

    The northern part of the square was renamed in memory of Olof Palme.

  4. 1999-2000

    Renovation

    Major square rebuilding removed car traffic from the southern and eastern sides and removed the tram turning loop.

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