Landvetter
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| Landvetter | |
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| Coordinates: | |
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| Country | Sweden |
| Municipality | Härryda Municipality |
| County | Västra Götaland County |
| Province | Västergötland |
| Area [1] | |
| - Total | 5.43 km² (2.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2005-12-31)[1] | |
| - Total | 6,680 |
| - Density | 1,231/km² (3,188.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Landvetter is a town in the Swedish municipality of Härryda. This second largest town in the municipality has given its name to the international airport Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport. The reason for this, is that the municipality name contained a 'ä' character, i.e. one a with an umlaut and thus was unsuitable for international use.
The name Landvetter is a combination of "land" (land) and "vittir", an old Swedish name for a certain type of fire.
In the year 2006, the population was 6 675 individuals.
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- ^ a b Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 (xls) (Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
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