Landvetter

Landvetter is a locality situated in Härryda Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 7,152 inhabitants in 2010.^[1]

Landvetter
Landvetter
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Coordinates: 57°41′N 12°12′E
Country	Sweden
Province	Västergötland
Country	Västra Götaland County
Municipality	Härryda Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	5.40 km2 (2.08 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2010)[1]
• Total	7,152
• Density	1,324/km2 (3,430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

It is the second largest town in the municipality and has given its name to the international airport Göteborg Landvetter Airport, located 5 km east of Landvetter.

The name Landvetter is a combination of "land" (land) and "vittir", an old Swedish name for a certain type of fire.

City Airline had its head office in the Air Cargo Building on the grounds of Göteborg Landvetter Airport in Landvetter.^[2] When Transwede Airways existed, its head office was on the airport property.^[3]

Sports

Landvetter IS and at least a dozen other sports clubs are located in Landvetter.