Gottsunda

Musikvägen road/walking trail crossing, Gottsunda

Gottsunda, is a district in Uppsala, Sweden. In 2007, it had 9,474 inhabitants of whom 4,610 (48,7%) had a foreign background.[1] The name is derived from the farm Gottsunda, and Gutasund or Guttasund is mentioned in sources as far back as 1304. The majority of present buildings were built as part of the Million Programme in the 1960s and 1970s.

The Swedish botanist Carl von Linné is known to have made excursions to Gottsunda with his students during the 18th century.

In its 2017 report, Police in Sweden placed the district in the most severe category of urban areas with high crime rates.[2] Regional chief of police Carin Götblad stated that the classification was due to having a number of criminal gangs, many illegal weapons in circulation and families where a criminal lifestyle is inherited from generation to generation.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Områdesfakta 2008, Uppsala kommun
  2. ↑ Utsatta områden - Social ordning, kriminell struktur och utmaningar för polisen / Dnr HD 44/14A203.023/2016 (PDF). Police in Sweden - Nationella operativa avdelningen - Underrättelseenheten. June 2017. p. 41. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  3. ↑ Nyheter, SVT. ""Gottsunda och Valsätra har en problematik"". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-10-28.

Coordinates: 59°48′35″N 17°37′40″E / 59.80972°N 17.62778°E / 59.80972; 17.62778

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