Saltholmen, Gothenburg

Saltholmen is a peninsula on the southern shore of Älvsborgsfjorden in the district of Älvsborg in Gothenburg, Sweden.

[1] It was originally an island, but during the construction of the Gothenburg tram network a connection was made to the mainland.

The connection has since been widened to accommodate car parking, making Saltholmen effectively a peninsula.

The company Aktiebolag Långedrag was founded in 1903, which was supposed to renovate the area from Långedrag to Saltholmen, including constructing a swimming area on Saltholmen.

The villas vary in building style: Art Nouveau, romantic nationalism and classicism.

The warm bathing area was constructed by Långedrag AB and taken into use in 1908 by colonel Viktor Balck and was used to select the national team for swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

[4] The cold bathing area in Saltholmen was built in 1908 by Viktor Balck and the swimming team.

The harbour for Styrsöbolaget 's archipelago ships in Saltholmen.
Saltholmen is a classic bathing area in Gothenburg.
Boats at Saltholmen boat harbour.
The archipelago ships Vipan and Silvertärnan at Saltholmen harbour.