Mölnlycke is a small town nearby Greater Gothenburg, a

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and the seat of Härryda Municipality,

Västra Götaland County Västra Götaland County ( sv, Västra Götalands län) is a county or '' län'' on the western coast of Sweden. The county is the second most populous of Sweden's counties and it comprises 49 municipalities (''kommuner''). Its population of ...

, Sweden. It had 17,499 inhabitants in 2019. The

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stretches over two municipalities.

Mölndal Municipality Mölndal Municipality (''Mölndals kommun'' or ''Mölndals stad'') is a municipality in Västra Götaland in western Sweden, just south of Gothenburg. Its seat is located in Mölndal, which lies within the Gothenburg urban area, and the whole m ...

is the second.

History

The first people to settle in the area that would later become Mölnlycke came there during the Stone Age. At this time there were five lakes, which today are formed into one single lake. The lake shore is one of the places where many ancient remains have been found. It is speculated that when people learned to farm, this population moved out of the region to an area better for farming. The next known human settlement was during the

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, and this is also when the first Råda Church was built. During the Middle Ages, the border with

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went through what is today Mölnlycke and therefore the area was much affected by war between Denmark and Sweden. The first time the name Mölnlycke was mentioned that we know of was 1576. The name was originally made up of the two

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words “mölna” and “lycka”, literally meaning mill field. It probably came from a mill built at the location of today's Mölnlycke Fabriker during the Middle Ages. In 1849,

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founded ''Mölnlycke Väfveri AB'', a textile manufacturer, which has had a big impact on Mölnlycke. In addition to attracting many workers to the city, it also led to the building of the railway between Gothenburg and

Borås Borås ( , , ) is a city (officially, a locality) and the seat of Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 66,273 inhabitants in 2010. Geography Borås is located at the point of two crossing railways, among them t ...

, which today still has a stop in Mölnlycke. Today the company is called Mölnlycke Health Care.

Geography

Mölnlycke is located at a height of 91 meters above sea level and is about 10 km from Gothenburg, the second largest city in Sweden. The short distance to Gothenburg is probably one of the factors of the quick expansion of the city that started during the 20th century, when many people started commuting between Mölnlycke and Gothenburg.

Culture

Mölnlycke Kulturhus, located in the center of Mölnlycke, contains Mölnlycke library, a cinema and a café.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Molnlycke Populated places in Västra Götaland County Populated places in Härryda Municipality Municipal seats of Västra Götaland County Swedish municipal seats Gothenburg