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36. From Gothenburg to Helsingborg (Copenhagen).
243 Kil. (151 Engl. M.) Railway (Vestkustbanan) in 61/4-ll,/4 hrs.
(fares 17 kr. 5 ö., 12 kr. 80 o., 8 kr. 55 o.; |express 18 kr. 25 Ö., 14 kr.
65 Ö., 9 kr. 80 ö.J.
The Steameks ‘Kristiania’, ‘Dronning Lovisa’, and ‘Aarhns’ ply direct
from Gothenburg to Helsingborg (and Copenhagen) four times weekly in
14-20 hrs. The ‘Halland Steamers’, which leave Gothenhurg daily and
reach Copenhagen in about 30hrs., call at Vorberg, Halmstad, Helsingborg,
and Landskrona (p. 3S5). — The steamboat-course traverses the Kattegat,
or entrance to the Baltic Sea, which enjoys an ominous reputation for its
storms and currents. The current through it generally runs for 24 days
towards the S. and 10 days towards the N.
Gothenburg, see p. 284. The train crosses the Mölndalså by a
viaduct 660 yds. long and 16 ft. high and reaches Almedal and
(8 Kil.) Mölndal, two manufacturing places with cotton-spinning
and weaving mills. We then cross the Mölndalså and traverse a
marshy district. 18 Kil. Lindome; 23 Kil. Anneberg. Beyond
(28 Kil.) Kongsbacka, an unimportant town giving name to the
large Kongsbacka Fjord, we cross the Bolfsd, the outlet of Lake
Lygnern, a high-lying mountain-lake to the E. Passing (36 Kil.)
Fjärds, the train next traverses the plain of Dufveheden, which is
protected from the inundations of Lake Lyngern by the deposits of
an old moraine (Fjärds bräcka). We descend the valley, passing
the large villages of Tom and Torpa. On a peninsula to the right is
the old manor of TjoToholm. The valleys ensconced between the bare
rocks bordering the fjord are fertile and carefully cultivated. 47 Kil.
/Isa. 52 Kil. Frillesds; the village of this name lies 3 M. to the E.,
in the valley of the Löftaå. The line crosses the Löftaå and skirts
the Vendelsö Fjord. 60 Kil. Backa. — 64 Kil. (40 Engl. M.)
Js-kloster, on the left bank of the Viskad, which here flows into the
Klosterfjord and is crossed by the railway. Large peninsulas strstch
into the sea. To the right is the village of Arnäs, on the site of the
trading-town of Aranäs, which was destroyed by the Norwegians in
1265. The train crosses the Himlad. The large island of Getterö,
seen to the right, marks the end of the Skärgård.
77 Kil. (48 Engl. M.) Varberg (Varberg’s Hotel), an old town
with 4200 inhab., much visited for sea-bathing. To the W. (right)
rises the old castle, now used as a house of correction.
From Varberg to Boras (Herrljunga), 85 Kil. (52’/a Engl. 31.),
railway in »2-41/2 brs. (fares 5 kr. 10, 3 kr. 40 Ö.). The intermediate
stations are unimportant. The last two, Viskafors and Rydboholm, possess
large cotton manufactories. For Boras, and the prolongation of the line
to join the main railway, see p. 294.
Beyond Varberg the train runs through a cutting in the
Apels-viksberg, passes several villages, and reaches (87 Kil.) Himle. To
the E. of (91 Kil.) Tvddker are the villages of Jernmölle and
Jernrike , with an iron mine known since the 12th century. 99 Kil.
Längds. To the right, near Lis, is the chateau of Lindhult, and
farther on is the church of Stafsinge. — 108 Kil. (67 Engl. M.)
Falkenberg, a town of 1800 inhab., with salmon-fisheries on the
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