Forsvik is a locality situated in Karlsborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 342 inhabitants in 2010. Continue reading... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
2. Göta CanalForsvik The Göta Canal is a Swedish canal constructed in the early 19th century. It formed the backbone of a waterway stretching some 614 km , linking a number of lakes and rivers to provide a route from Gothenburg on the west coast to Söderköping on the Baltic Sea via the river Göta älv and the Trollhätte kanal, through the large lakes Vänern and Vättern. The canal itself is 190 km long, of which 87 km were dug or blasted, with a width varying between 7–14 m and a maximum depth of about 3 m . It has 58 locks and can accommodate vessels up to 32 m long, 7 m wide and 2.8 m in draft. Göta Canal is a sister canal of Caledonian Canal in Scotland, which was also constructed by Thomas Telford. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
6. Kolmården ZooKolmarden Kolmården Wildlife Park is a zoo that opened in 1965 overlooking Bråviken bay in Sweden. It is the largest zoo in Scandinavia, includes the first dolphinarium in Scandinavia, which opened in 1969 and has daily shows, and the worlds first cable car safari. The wildlife park also has a birds of prey display and a seal show. In the Marine World area is a roller coaster called The Dolphin Express. Another, larger, roller coaster in the park is Wildfire. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
7. Skara SommarlandSkara Skara is a locality and the seat of Skara Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 18,580 inhabitants in 2013. Despite its small size, it is one of the oldest cities in Sweden, and has a long educational and ecclesiastical history. One of Sweden's oldest high schools, Katedralskolan , is situated in Skara. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Boat trip from Karlsborg, Sweden, via Göta Canal and Lake Vättern
SZWECJA 2014 (Marstrands, Stockholm, Karlsborg, Goteborg)
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Gota canal singers at Forsvik.
On the Gota Canal in Sweden, the Kindbom family have since 1915 met every ship that passes through the lock at Forsvik; singing hymns, blessing the passengers and giving them bouquets of flowers.