TROLLHATTEN SWEDEN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00423R000301590010-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 21, 1998
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: May 25, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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Province. Alvsborg
Date of Observations May _5, 51
General Description:
Industrial town based on local hydroelectricity now producing chemicals.
Tourist center attractions being, lake, river and waterfalls.. `t`ransport
center by road, railway and water.
Geographic Description-
Outlet of lake Vanern to sea. Good farming terrain.
Occupationss
Agricultural Fishing Industrial
General grain and dairy farming Sport including Electro chemicals,
eels cellulose and iron and
steel.
Natural Vegetation.-
Land Forms and Geology-
Rugged, rocky hills with flater valley areas. Waterfalls of Gote River in canyon.
Mining S
Copper formerly.
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Population (racial, cultural, linguistic)'
'Swedish rural and industrial.
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PLACE (contsd)e TROLLHATTFN
Climate and Weather Sunny, cool and windy on May 25, 1951
Temperatures:
Precipitatiolit.
Clouds
0the r'e
'e'lectric Fower: Two local plants on Gote River at town. 1. Olide, started 1910,
13 generators, 142,000 KVA. 2. Haajum, built 1940-42, two
Source: generators, 100,000 KVA, much of plant underground.
Voltages 230 on local lines Cycle: 50
Extent of Grid: Southern Sweden and submarine cable to Deiuuirk.
Telephone Yes Telegraph Yes Radio Yes TV
TRANSPORTATION: (Proms
Railway: Yes
Stations
Ballasts Rock
Gauge
Trollhatten To*- rotebors
Electricity
Bridges: Across here to river and canal.
Ili ghways s
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Surfaoe Type: Hard all weather
Width s
Seasonal Uses
Underpass ?s
two to three
All year.
Height 3.60 to 4.00 meters usually railway.
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PLACE (contxd)s
Ferries.
TROLLHATTET
Location:
Tonnage s
Capacitys
Scheduless
Steamers
Important
Routings Along
Tonnages.*
capacity:
Schedules;
locks in Gote Canal rebuilt 1916, take ships up to 2200 tons with
a lift , of 32 meters .
Cote Canal from ~o eborg to otockholm.
Excellent connections to all parts of Sweden.
Other Transportations
Military jet aircraft seen in flight in area.
Title
Scale
Date
Publisher
Tourist sheet to Trollha.tten
1:10,000
1949
Local Tourist Bureau
Town plan of Trollhatten Page 83
KAKA Atlas
Oct Y~~F/~,~~
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PLACE (cunt' d): TROLLHATTEN
Title Author Date Publisher. Cost
Ordinary Tourist Publications
Date of" travel to this place: 25 May T51
Arrived: :Og 0 am
Starting Points Goteborg Departed: 3:001= _2_5 May '51
Distance traveled (in kms)s __gp kerns,
Vehicles Used: Ford Prefect, au ?omob-i l p
Where stayed: C omment s s
CONTACTS:
Name Address Position T.ph. Connnent
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PLACE (cone' d): TROLLHATTEN SECURITY
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Photographs:
Purchased locally: Post cards of locks, power plant, canal, etc.
Taken$ Elk. and wht. and color as above.
None
Location Description
Type No. of Workers Products Power
Hydroelectric -power has attracted electro-chemical industries.
Also machine shops
Small steel works, etc.
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Stopping point on Gote Canal only. No facilities.
Cargo Handling:
Lighters:
Location
Repair Facilities
Machine Shops:
Foundries:
Dry docks:
Salvage gear:
Supplies Available
Water
Provisions
Engineering
Deck
Harbor Information
Location Depth
Tonnage Comments
Coal
Oil-Fuel
Diesel Fuel
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