Overlooking the centre of Uddevalla.

Map of Sweden, Uddevalla indicated by red dot

Uddevalla is the largest city in Bohuslän in western Sweden. It has a population of about 35,000 and is the seat of Uddevalla Municipality (pop. 50,000) in Västra Götaland County. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 546 pixelsFull resolution (2538 × 1731 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 546 pixelsFull resolution (2538 × 1731 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (328x714, 25 KB) Please see the file description page for further information. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (328x714, 25 KB) Please see the file description page for further information. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... , (Latin: Bahusia; Norwegian: BÃ¥huslen) is a province (landskap) in West Sweden (Västsverige). ... Uddevalla Municipality is a Swedish municipality in western Sweden. ... Västra Götaland County, or Västra Götalands län is a County or län on the western coast of Sweden. ...

It is located at the bay Byfjorden, of the south-eastern part of the sea known as Skagerrak. The beaches of Uddevalla are filled with seashells, and Uddevalla has one of the largest shellbanks in the world. The Skagerrak strait runs between Norway and the southwest coast of Sweden and the Jutland peninsula of Denmark, connecting the North Sea and the Kattegat strait, which leads to the Baltic Sea. ...

Uddevalla has a small port and once hosted a large shipyard called Uddevallavarvet, which in 1960 was the largest employer in Bohuslän. But in the 1970s all shipyards in Sweden experienced a recession which also led to the closure of Uddevallavarvet in 1985. Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... , (Latin: Bahusia; Norwegian: BÃ¥huslen) is a province (landskap) in West Sweden (Västsverige). ... In macroeconomics, the definition of recession is a decline in any countrys Gross Domestic Product (GDP), or negative real economic growth, for two or more successive quarters of a year. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ...

History

Uddevalla got its city rights in 1498 but was probably a place of merchancy long before that. Historically Uddevalla was part of Norway. Because of its location close to Sweden and Denmark, it was often besieged. In 1612 it was burnt by Swedish troops under the command of Jesper Mattson Krus and in 1644 it was again burnt, by the Swedish commander Stake. In 1658, at the treaty of Roskilde, it was ceded to Sweden. A year later the Norwegians retook it, but in 1660 it was once again ceded to Sweden in the peace treaty of Copenhagen. Norway later repeatedly reconquered Uddevalla and the nearby fortress on Galleberg, the last time in 1788. 1498 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January 20 - Mathias becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... // Events February to August - Explorer Abel Tasmans second expedition for the Dutch East India Company maps the north coast of Australia. ... Look up Stake in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Events January 13 - Edward Sexby, who had plotted against Oliver Cromwell, dies in Tower of London February 6 - Swedish troops of Charles X Gustav of Sweden cross The Great Belt (Storebælt) in Denmark over frozen sea May 1 - Publication of Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial and The Garden of Cyrus by... The Treaty of Roskilde was signed on February 26, 1658 in the Danish city Roskilde, whereby the king of Denmark-Norway sacrificed nearly half his territory to save the rest. ... // Events January 1 - Colonel George Monck with his regiment crosses from Scotland to England at the village of Coldstream and begins advance towards London in support of English Restoration. ... The Treaty of Copenhagen was signed in 1660 and marked the conclusion of the Second Northern War between Sweden and the alliance of Denmark and Poland-Lithuania. ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

In the 18th and 19th century, Uddevalla's main importance lay in its herring fishing. But what also marked the city were the great fires which several times damaged the city. Most notably in 1806, when the entire city, four houses spared, was burnt to the ground, and 4,000 people were made homeless. Species Clupea alba Clupea bentincki Clupea caspiopontica Clupea chrysotaenia Clupea elongata Clupea halec Clupea harengus Clupea inermis Clupea leachii Clupea lineolata Clupea minima Clupea mirabilis Clupea pallasii Clupea sardinacaroli Clupea sulcata Herrings are small oily fish of the genus Clupea found in the shallow, temperate waters of the North Atlantic... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

In the 19th century, Uddevalla had trouble getting out of its recession and struggled with poverty and alcoholism. The reasons were mainly that the herring fishing had decreased, the canal of Trollhättan opened, together with the aftereffects of the 1806 fire. The page covers both the municipality and the town Trollhättan Waterfalls in Trollhättan Trollhättan Municipality is a Municipality in western Sweden where the City Trollhättan is the seat. ... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Uddevalla around 1700 from Suecia antiqua et hodierna

Sometime around 1870-1880, Uddevalla began to attract industries. Much of the development in that century can be attributed to the Scottish businessman William Thorburn, who is said to have been amazed by the city's beauty and hence settled there with his wife in 1822 ^{[citation needed]}. He founded a number of industries, mostly textile in the beginning. Another factor contributing to Uddevalla's recovery was the railroad. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2716x1603, 1418 KB) The city w:Uddevalla , (Uddevalla) in Sweden Engraving made sometime between 1690-1710 Scanned by me from Erik Dahlberg, Svecia Antiqua et Hodierna, facsimile, 1983 256 color black&white jpg. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2716x1603, 1418 KB) The city w:Uddevalla , (Uddevalla) in Sweden Engraving made sometime between 1690-1710 Scanned by me from Erik Dahlberg, Svecia Antiqua et Hodierna, facsimile, 1983 256 color black&white jpg. ... The title page Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna, or Ancient and Modern Sweden, is the title of a large work of engravings, collected by Erik Dahlberg in the middle of the 17th century. ... This article is about the country. ... 1822 (MDCCCXXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ...

Today

After the Swedish shipyard-crisis in the 1980s, forcing the closure of Uddevallavarvet, Uddevalla has had some economical problems but that has improved much during 2007 with the recent cleaning up of the corrupted socialist former Municipal Council wich lost power over to the opposition 2006. The population has been steady over the last thirty years.

Education

All the high schools in Uddevalla have been united under one name Uddevalla Gymnasieskola or High School of Uddevalla, which is now the largest high school in Sweden, with 4000 students, divided as follows: High school, or secondary school, is the last segment of compulsory education in Hong Kong, United States, Australia, Canada, China, Korea and Japan. ... For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ...

• Agneberg - Social studies
• Sinclair (High School) - Art and Media studies
• Östrabo 1 - Science studies
• Östrabo Y - Preparation for work in heavy industry.

Social studies is a term used to describe the broad study of the various fields which involve past and current human behavior and interactions. ... Sinclair is an high school in the Swedish city of Uddevalla. ... This article is about the philosophical concept of Art. ... Media Studies is the academic study of the constitution and effects of media. ... Science studies is an interdisciplinary research area that seeks to situate scientific expertise in a broad social, historical, and philosophical context. ...

References

• This article contains content from the Owl Edition of Nordisk familjebok, a Swedish encyclopedia published between 1904–1926 now in Public Domain.
• Nationalencyklopedin

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External links

• article Uddevalla, from NF
• Uddevalla Gymnasieskola Official site for Uddevalla Gymnasieskola

Uddevalla is one of 134 towns with the historical City status in Sweden.

Coordinates: 58°21′N, 11°55′E Image File history File links Murkrona. ... Historically, the city status in Sweden, or stad, was granted through a Royal Charter. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...