Angered ( ) is a

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. Angered is the biggest

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area in

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, and one of the biggest in the country, with 60,000 inhabitants.

Transportation

Angered is served by bus lines 40 and 71-77 and a number of

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lines. The tram service terminates here, with the turning slope running around the bus terminal. The tram lines serving Angered are 4, 8 and 9 (towards Mölndal, Frölunda and Kungssten). Initially, the tram line was due to run past Angered Centrum, terminating at Rannebergen, not far from the centre. This project was abandoned while under construction, and bus line 76 runs from Angered Centrum to Rannebergen instead. However, there is space for trams inside the hill, just as at

Hammarkullen Angered ( ) is a Boroughs and districts of Gothenburg, borough of Gothenburg Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. Angered is the biggest Million Programme area in Gothenburg, and one of the biggest in the country, with 60,000 inha ...

. The next station southwards is Storås.

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Angered: * Göteborg HC (GHC) of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL; premier women's

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league in Sweden) *

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of Division 3 (fifth-tier men's football league) * Lärje-Angereds IF of Division 2 (fourth-tier men's football league) *

Rannebergens IF Rannebergens IF is a Swedish football club located in Angered Angered ( ) is a Boroughs and districts of Gothenburg, borough of Gothenburg Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. Angered is the biggest Million Programme area in G ...

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(sixth-tier men's football league)

Notable residents

* Dead by April, metal band * Jens Lekman, indie singer-songwriter * Christian Olsson, triple-jumper, former European no. 1, born in northern Angered * Laleh Pourkarim, pop singer and actress, grew up in Angered

References

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