Mölndal creek
Mölndalsån
Parts of the water from Mölndalsån still flows through Fattighusån, the artificially built outflow. The rest of Mölndalsån still flows through the natural furrow to Göta Älv. This last part is called Gullbergsån, and only small parts of it can be seen as most of it is hidden in several culverts with roads, motorways and railroads above.
It is still possible to go by bost up Fattighusån and Mölndalsån, but only if you can get help to come trhough the lock at Drottningtorget in Gothenburg. Which is possible. That is an extraordinary experience mostly under green trees. You can hardly believe that you are in the midst of a busy city with overloaded raods on both sides.
Once upon a time timber was floated on Möndalsån. This timber came from the lakes upstreams in Landvetter and Råda. But it had to go on land beside the Mölndal falls. Drawn by horses or strong men. And from the Mölndal center it could be floated to Göra Älv. Later the traffic with barges has been has been intense from when factories grew and needed transport of goods to and from. Today it is hard to believe that Mölndalsån had a bunch of barge towers. As did famous Volga.
© Text written by Ingrid Wirsin
Ingrid Wirsin is a welknown journalist in Gothenburg, with a special feeling for buildings and history.
© Text 2001 by Ingrid Wirsin. © Pictures by Bosse Arnholm, 1999
In the Mölndal center - "Mölndalsbro", (Möndalbridge)
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View from the culvert exit eastwards.
Among all the machines you might be able to see the parts of the culvert.
The modern bridge in the background.
| The culvert exit
| The view westwards from the culvert.
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Mölndalsbro - Mölndalbridge - is the local name for the Mölndal town center located by the foot of the Mölndal falls. Right here the Mölndal creek makes a 90 degree turn towards west and gets - from the east - the water from the creeks Kålleredsbäcken and Ävaån. From here on Mölndalsån has a calm journey to Göta Älv and the sea.
No doubt about that the name Mölndalsbro for the town center comes from the fact that here has been a bridge across Mölndalså for ages is a safe guess. there is a bridge today too, but this one spans over streets, motorways and railroad tracks. today. Mölndalsån flows through a culvert here and is not to be seen.
In Krokslätt
These pictures are shot close to a little bridge.
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View towards west
Here it is narrow.
A few meters to the right
there is a motorway
and a railrod.
| View towards east.
The picture at left
is shot from the bridge
seen on this picture.
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In Almedal
These pictures are shot from the bridge of the old Skår route.
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Voew eastwards
The creek is surrounded
by tress that, in the summer,
conceals the mostly
rather dull industrial buildings
| View westwards.
In the background the tower
of the Liseberg
amusement park.
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In Gårda
These pictures are shot from the northern side of the creek.
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Yhe Liseberg amusement park in the background.
The Swedish Fair on the other side of the creek.
| View towards east
from the same spot as the picture
at left was shot.
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