Örgryte

Örgryte is one of the 21 stadsdelsnämndsområden (a kind of district often translated as borough) of Gothenburg Municipality, Sweden.

It is a largely upper middle class residential area, just to the east of the city centre.

The original parish being much larger was subsequently absorbed by the city in a gradual process lasting from 1882 to 1922.

The name Örgryte likely originates from the presence of several giant's kettles (jättegryt lit.

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