Editing Mölndal

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| subdivision_name1      = [[Mölndal Municipality]]
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| subdivision_name2      = [[Västra Götaland County]]
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'''Mölndal''' ({{IPA|sv|ˈmœ̌lndal}})<ref>{{cite book|url=https://runeberg.org/ortnamn/0022.html|author1=Jöran Sahlgren|author2=Gösta Bergman|title=Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter|language=sv|year=1979|page=18}}</ref> is the seat and administrative centre of [[Mölndal Municipality]] and a part of the [[Gothenburg]] urban area on the west coast of [[Sweden]]. About 40,000 of the municipality's 60,000 inhabitants live in Mölndal proper.

==Geography==
Mölndal is located on the western main line railway between [[Gothenburg]] and [[Malmö]] and the European highways [[European route E6|E6]]/[[European route E20|E20]] run through the area from north to south. Mölndal is served by the [[Gothenburg tram]]way system.

==History==
[[File:Molndal 1870.jpg|thumb|left|Mölndal in 1870]]
The name of the city derives from two words; ''Möln'', which is a short form for Möllor, an old word for [[mill (grinding)|mills]], and the word ''dal'', which is the [[Swedish language|Swedish]] word for [[valley]]. Mölndal is the "Valley of mills". The narrow but high and long [[waterfall]]s in Kvarnbyn gave the necessary power to all the [[watermill]]s that together with the [[windmill]]s on the hills gave birth to the early [[industrialisation]] of Mölndal.

==Industry==
[[File:Aerial photo of Gothenburg 2013-10-27 192.jpg|thumb|left|[[AstraZeneca]]'s global research centre in Mölndal]]
Mölndal is best known for its high concentration of companies in life sciences. [[AstraZeneca]] has one of its global research centres here with more than 3,100 employees. Several other companies in areas of research such as [[pharmaceutical]]s, [[biomedicine]], and [[biotechnology]] are also located here. The proximity to the [[University of Gothenburg]] and to [[Chalmers University of Technology]] - with their technology parks - has supported development of other sectors, such as [[microwave]] technology and [[information technology]]. Two national research institutes, IFP SICOMP AB and IVF Industrial Research and Development Corporation, are also located in Mölndal.
===Mölndalsfallen===
[[Image:Mölndals Kvarnby, den 11 sept 2006, bild 1.JPG|thumb|250px|Mölndalsfallen in 2006]]
Mölndalsfallen (Mölndal falls) has been a big part of the Mölndal industries, which got their power from the falls to make cotton, paper and oil.<ref>{{cite web |title=Översiktsplan för Mölndals stad Mölndal Kapitel 11 |url=https://www.molndal.se/download/18.53808c8a15893b22731141ad/1622118653786/11.M%C3%B6lndal.pdf |website=molndal.se |access-date=22 December 2023 |page=106 |date=2006}}</ref>

==Sports==
The following sports clubs are located in Mölndal:
* [[Fässbergs IF]]
* [[Balltorps FF]]
* [[IF Mölndal Hockey]]
* [[Jitex BK]]
* [[Dalen/Krokslätts FF]]
* [[Kvarnby Basket]]

The town is also home to the [[Hills Golf Club]].

==European Cooperation==
* Mölndal is a member city of [[Eurotowns network]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://eurotowns.org |title=Eurotowns}}</ref>

==Notable people==
[[File:Mölndals Kvarnby, den 11 sept 2006, bild 4.JPG|thumb|Mölndal's old industrial area, today a tourist attraction]]
*[[Per Andersson (actor)]], comedian
*[[Avatar (band)|Avatar]], Swedish heavy metal band
*[[Oscar Dronjak]], guitarist and founder of the Swedish heavy metal band [[HammerFall]]
*[[Anders Frisk]], football (soccer) referee
*[[Björn Goop]], horse driver and trainer (trotting)
*[[Ulla Jacobsson]], actor
*[[Erica Johansson]], long jumper
*[[Anna Kjellbin]], ice hockey player
*[[Mats Levén]], metal singer
*[[Claes Malmberg]], actor and stand-up comedian
*[[Annelie Pompe]], world record holder in variable weights freediving
*[[Hasse Thomsén|Hasse Thomsen]], Boxer

==See also==
*[[ERL (automobile manufacturer)]]

==References==
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