Bergsjön

During the 17th century, the forests began to disappear; at that time, Gothenburg had a great need for wood.

[6] The Gärdsås residential area began to develop during the 1920s, and are considered the first modern buildings in Bergsjön.

Communications and services were poor, but low land prices made the area attractive to workers in the factories of Gamlestaden.

[7] The simpler residences disappeared when the construction of modern Bergsjön began, although one older home was inhabited until 1990: Gåselyckan, in the southern part of Bergsjövallen, which was built in 1916.

[1] When the ground was broken in 1965 for home construction, it was a thin layer of soil over two-billion-year-old bedrock.

[13] In its December 2015 report, Police in Sweden placed the district in the most severe category of urban areas with high crime rates.

[14] In 2017 the postal services were forced to change their routines in the area due to threats and serious attacks on their staff.

The district also has frequent displays of violence in public spaces, where individuals both members and non-members of criminal gangs are targeted.

[16] With less than half (46%) of the electorate bothering to vote, Bergsjön has the next-to-lowest degree of participation in local elections in Gothenburg after Gårdsten.

[17] In July 2018 the camera surveillance in the area was intensified as police had problems getting terrified witnesses to testify in court trials.

[18] Bergsjön is one of Göteborg's smaller district councils, with clean air and hilly landscapes.

Around the lake is a recreation area of approximately 40 hectares (99 acres) which is used for walking, fishing and ice skating.

The bog is part of a continuous green belt from Kviberg in the south to the exercise facility in Geråshallen and the Lärjeån valley in the north.

The area is covered by mostly deciduous trees, but also with pine forests and remnants of former wetland vegetation.