In a historical perspektive

Maps showing how the canals have developed through the centuries.

1644

The surveyor Kiättil Klason made this map in 1644.

1855

Yhe Gothenburg map 1855

1980

At the end of the 1980les.
All pictures from the Gothenburg town archive.

 

The quays in Gothenburg harbour.

Harbour statistics from 1845.
Presented by the harbour engineer Knut E. Pettersson in the jubiléebook about Gothenburg 1923.

Quays

Water-
depth
in meter

Length-
meter
quay

Summa

The Moat

2 á 3

1 303

Rosenlund canal

2 á 3

1 191

Östra Hamnkanalen

1,5 á 2,5

732

Stora Hamnkanalen
inside Kämpebridge

2,5

587

Stora Hamnkanalen
outside Kämpebridge

4,0

597

Norra Hamnkanalen

2 á 2,5

810

Fattighuskanalen

0,5 á 2,0

640

5 860

other quays
in the harbour

8 949

Total

14 809


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