Discover 10 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Trollhättan (Sweden). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Saab Car Museum, Trollhättan Mosque, and Trollhättan Falls. Also, be sure to include Innovatum in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Trollhättan (Västra Götaland).
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Saab Car Museum
Museum in Trollhättan, Sweden. The Saab Car Museum is an automobile museum in Trollhättan, Sweden. It covers the history of the Saab brand of automobiles manufactured by Saab under various owners since 1947.
The museum is housed within one of the old factory buildings at Innovatum, a science and technology centre on the former NOHAB industrial estate in Trollhättan.
The museum's collection of about 120 vehicles was scheduled to be publicly auctioned off on January 20, 2012 by Swedish law firm, Delphi, in order to cover Saab's debts following the company's bankruptcy proceedings. However, the collection was preserved in its entirety by a bid of $4.15 million made by the city of Trollhättan, Saab AB and The Marcus and Amalia Wallenberg Memorial Fund.
The museum is curated by Peter Bäckström, remains open to the public, and hosts festivals regularly.[1]
Address: Akerssjovagen 10, 461 29 Trollhattan
Trollhättan Mosque
The Trollhättan Mosque, is a large Shia Muslim mosque in the country located in Trollhättan, Västra Götaland County, Sweden.
After Idi Amin ordered in 1972 the expulsion of all Asians from Uganda, many of them were Shia Muslims who settled in Sweden. In 1976 they've established local Islamic centre, and in 1985 the mosque was built. On 14 August, 1993 neo-nazis attacked the (original) mosque with molotov cocktails causing extensive damage to the building and its destruction. The present mosque is larger and built in the same place where the original mosque was located.[2]
Address: 976 Lextorpsvägen, Trollhättan
Trollhättan Falls
Also known as: Trollhättefallen
Waterfall in Sweden. Trollhättan Falls is a waterfall in the Göta river in Sweden.
The falls starts at Malgö Bridge in central Trollhättan, and has a total height of 32 metres, making up a large part of the 44 metre total fall of the river from Vänern to Kattegat. Before the hydroelectric powerplants was built the discharge of the falls was 900 m³/s, and the falls stretched down to Olidehålan, where the lower part of the fall was called Helvetesfallet ("Hell Falls").
Today the river is allowed through its original course only at special occasions, to regulate the waterlevels of Vänern or as a tourist attraction, such as during the Fallens dagar ("Days of the Waterfalls"), arranged on the third Friday of July every year. The discharge is then 300 m³/s.
Most of the time the falls are used in the hydroelectric powerplants Håjum and Olidan on the eastern banks of the river.[3]
Innovatum
Specialty museum, Museum
Address: 16 Aakerssjoevaegen, 461 53 Trollhattan
Trollhättan Water Tower
Also known as: Trollhättans vattentorn
Tower in Sweden. The Trollhättan Water Tower is a landmark in central Trollhättan in Västergötland, Sweden. It is located next to Drottningtorget and University College West. The tower was built in 1909 by architect Erik Josephsson at the same year as Olidan Power Station. In 1992 it was converted to a tower of apartments. In total the tower consists of nine one or two storey apartments.[4]
Film i Väst
Film i Väst is a film company located in Trollhättan, Sweden, nicknamed "Trollywood"), founded in 1992 by the Älvsborg County Council. Lars von Trier used its facilities in his movies, such as Dogville and Manderlay.[5]
University West
Also known as: Högskolan Väst
University in Trollhättan, Sweden. University West is a university college located in Trollhättan, in southwestern Sweden. University West was initially called University College of Trollhättan/Uddevalla and had three campuses, in Trollhättan, Uddevalla and Vänersborg. In 2008 all activities were relocated to new facilities in Trollhättan.
University West offers bachelor's (first cycle), master's (second cycle) and doctoral (third cycle) programmes within a variety of fields like IT, economics and management, health studies, education and engineering. In 2020 there were 27 first cycle programmes and 17 second and third cycle programmes.
As of 2021 there are 13,000 students enrolled and the university employs more than 700 people, including more than 60 professors.[6]
Trollywood
Trollywood is the informal name for a film production facility in Trollhättan, Sweden. Movies shot there include Fucking Åmål, Dancer in the Dark, Manderlay and Dogville. The movie studio Film i Väst centered there produces about half of the Swedish full-length films.[7]
Trollhättans Stadsbibliotek
Library
Address: Kungsgatan 25, Trollhättan
Storegården fritidsgård
Address: Bryggumsgatan 20, Trollhättan