Haga

Haga
is a charming area with traditional wooden buildings and cobbled streets with
the defense facility Skansen Kronan from the 17th century. Candlelight cafés and
pubs with lush courtyards create a bohemian atmosphere around Järntorget and
the adjacent Långgatorna. In the area there are a lot of vegan bistros and
bakeries known for their cinnamon buns. Charming shops sell books,
crafts & souvenirs (Haga of Sweden) and knitted garments.

The old Haga 
The small town in the city In the middle of the 17th century, Queen Kristina gave
the order to plan the district of Haga, Gothenburg's first suburb.
The buildings consisted of low log houses which later, as Haga expanded,
were replaced by governors' houses. 

Haga has always had an unusually rich selection of shops and businesses.
In the 1980s, large parts of Haga were renovated.
The "old" style was preserved and Haga is today an attractive residential
area with many nice cafes, shops and restaurants. 
Historic Haga Haga's history is best experienced on site in connection
with shopping and lunch / coffee in a cozy place! 

Did you know that 
The oldest house in Haga today is a small red cottage below Skansberget
which was built in 1790.
Skansen Kronan has been both a prison and an emergency shelter.
The trees in Allén were used as a pulpit. That in the 18th century a hot wall,
the precursor to semlan, was served at the inn in Haga.
"The name Haga comes from the pastures that originally existed there"
 
Fun to know
Haga's city plan was drawn up with military accuracy and
the neighborhood names also testify to this the Admiral,
the Bayonet,the lieutenant colonel,
the cannon, the sapphire, etc.