The Gothenburg coat of arms was based on the lion of the coat of arms of Sweden, symbolically holding a shield with the national emblem, the Three Crowns, to defend against its enemies.
Gothenburg is situated on the western coast by Kattegatt, an arm of the North Sea, at the outlet of the river Göta älv and the Göta Canal.
A new opera house was inaugurated in 1994, the GothenburgOpera.
Gothenburg (Swedish:)) is a city and municipality in the province Västergötland on the west-coast of Sweden.
The coat of arms was based on the lion of the coat of arms of Sweden, symbolically holding a shield with the national emblem, the Three Crowns, to defend against its enemies.
The importance of Gothenburg as a main port of exit for Swedish emigrants is apparent in the naming of Gothenburg, Nebraska a small Swedish settlement in the United States.