Borås

Borås is a town of 61 929 inhabitants located in the County of Västra Götaland and in the historical province of Västergötland, in Sweden, at approximately 60 km of Gothenburg. It is the chief town of the Commune of Borås.

History

The city was rested by the king Gustave II Adolphe in 1621. It was devastated by fires in 1681, 1727, 1822 and 1827. The Caroli church having escaped all the fires, is the oldest building.

Some Boråsois famous

Henning Mankell, writer
Ingvar Carlsson, politician, old first minstre of Sweden (1986-1991, 1994-1995)
Magnus Carlsson, singer of the group Alcazar
Carolina Klüft, athlete

To see

zoological gardens of Borås
the church of Hedared

See too

Common of Borås

Photographs

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