Liseberg
(Amusement Park)
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Address: Liseberg, entrance from Örgrytevägen and from Södra Vägen.
Liseberg is a fantastic place to visit both in the summer time and in December, the Christmas month at Liseberg.
The attractions
are plenty and for you who do not want to ride in any roller coaster, you can just walk around and look at the beautiful flower decorations and in the wintertime Liseberg is lit up with nearly 5 million lamps that are place in their trees.
This is the place for everyone, old or jung that doesn´t matter.
 When did Liseberg open ?
When Gothenburg celebrated 300 years the area Liseberg opened.
At this time you could take a
aerial cableway
from Götaplatsen over to Liseberg.
History
Before Liseberg was built there have happend a lot at the area. At first there was only big land,
pasture land
for cows, horses and sheep.
After some time the area also became a place to plant tobacco in. The soil was good for this, maybe it was, but we thought about the weather.......
Who bought the area?
The city grow and everywhere more and more streets were created and the city traffic also increased. The rich poeple started to search for area at the country side again.... they wanted to come out to green area and plant their own
vegetable garden. The area Liseberg then became as todays small plantation areas, they were split in to small areas who was called morgnings - the area was so big that you could harvest
it during one morning.
1740 the
district court judge took over the area, and his name was Jacob Bratt. The so called morgnings were still left and also the tobacco plant. Now the first buildnings started to be built at the area.
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 Why is it called Liseberg?
After Jacob Bratts death the
successful
merchant Johan Anders Lamberg took over the area.
Johan loved gardens and also his wife Elisabeth Söderberg. The word Liseberg comes from Johans wife, when Johan called her Lisa and gave the name to the area Lisas berg - eventually the name Liseberg.
He also built a house for her, the so called - Landeriet.
Before the city of Gothenburg bought the park, there have been 6 owners after the family Lamberg. One owner - used the park as a big base for an enormous smuggler activity. From different places precious things were gathered and later on was hidden at special places in the park .Wonder if there are any items left today..... |
| 2011 - New rides at Liseberg |
Time for Liseberg's new attraction - Atmosfear. Europe's tallest free-fall. At an altitude of 146 meters you free fall at 110 km/hour straight down into the earth. Not for the you with fear of hights.
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 Some more years to remember:
Which attractions came which year ?
- 1927 Radiobilarna
- 1929 Virvelvinden is bought to Liseberg
- 1966 Super 8 is built (teared down 1979)
- 1973 Flumride
- 1979 Cinema 180 C
- 1987 Lisebergsbanan
- 1989 Aerovarvet and Slänggungan
- 1993 Topspin and Juke Box
- 1996 Uppskjutet
- 1997 The area Lisebergs Hamn openes with the attractions Kållerado, Forsfärden, Eldorado.
- 1998 Spökhotellet Gasten
- 2000 Höjdskräcken
- 2002 Spinrock and Aerovarvet is reubuilt to become Kulingen instead
- 2003 Balder
- 2005 Kanonen
- 2009 Hanghai and Rabalder
- 2010 The Flying
Elephants, The new
Pony Carousel, The
new Bumper Cars and
the 3D film Sammy´s
Adventures. Lisebergstornet closed!
- 2011 AtmosFear - free fall.
Other:
- 1983 the bunny Liseberg becomes the symbol for Liseberg
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 Fun tip:
Christmas at Liseberg started year 2000 and it has become a hugh success! Come here and eat gingerbreads and drink the Swedish speciality "glögg" and feel the Christmas feeling.
This Winter (2011) you can go with the boat Paddan directly to Liseberg. A nice and cozy boat ride through a uplit Goteborg.
More information about Christmas in Goteborg »
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Source:
sv.wikipedia.org and the Liseberg website
Pictures: own and the Liseberg website
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