Editing Hisingen (section)

==History==
{{See also|History of Gothenburg|History of Västergötland|History of Bohuslän}}

The [[Tumlehed rock painting]] and remains of ancient settlements prove that Hisingen was inhabited by the year 9000 BC.<ref name="upphis">{{cite book|title=Upptäck Hisingen!|year=2008|publisher=Göteborg : Göteborgs stadsmuseum|isbn=978-91-85488-97-1|pages=2 + 118|editor1=Einar Hansson |editor2=Sanja Peter |editor3=Claes Caldenby }}</ref>

During the [[Middle Ages]], the Göta Älv represented the frontier between the [[Kingdom of Norway]] and the [[Kingdom of Sweden]], with the [[river island]] of Hisingen being divided between the two realms. The division was not equal, with only the southern quarter of the island (comprising [[Lundby, Gothenburg|Lundy]] and [[Tuve, Sweden|Tuve]] parishes) belonging to Sweden while the remainder (Rödbo, Säfve, [[Backa, Gothenburg|Backa]], Björlanda and [[Torslanda]] parishes) was Norwegian.<ref>[https://runeberg.org/hgsl/3/0345.html Hisingen] in ''Historiskt-geografiskt och statistiskt lexikon öfver Sverige'', volume 3 (Stockholm, 1862), p-342</ref><ref>[https://runeberg.org/rosenberg/1/0712.html] in ''Geografiskt-statistiskt handlexikon öfver Sverige'', volume 1 (Stockholm 1882-3), p.708</ref>

It was on Hisingen that the first town with the name [[Gothenburg]] existed. It was founded by king [[Charles IX of Sweden|Charles IX]] in 1607 on the southern shore of Hisingen, at [[Färjenäs, Gothenburg|Färjenäs]]. It was inhabited mostly by Dutch merchants, enticed to settle there by favourable economic conditions. However, the town was completely destroyed by the Danes in 1611, during the [[Kalmar War]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Ralph|last=Scander|location=Gothenburg|publisher=Göteborgs hembygdsförb.|series=Göteborg förr och nu, 0348-2189; 10|title=Karl IX:s Göteborg på Hisingen: en holländsk koloni med svenskt medborgarskap|year=1975}}</ref>

Under the 1658 [[Treaty of Roskilde]], the Norwegian province of [[Bohuslän]] was ceded to Sweden, thereby uniting Hisingen under Swedish control, although the old border was preserved in the division between the districts of {{ill|Västra Hisings härad|sv|Västra Hisings härad}} (the formerly Norwegian area) and {{ill|Östra Hisings härad|sv|Östra Hisings härad}}.<ref>[https://runeberg.org/hgsl/3/0345.html Hisingen] in ''Historiskt-geografiskt och statistiskt lexikon öfver Sverige'', volume 3 (Stockholm, 1862), p-342</ref><ref>[https://runeberg.org/rosenberg/1/0712.html] in ''Geografiskt-statistiskt handlexikon öfver Sverige'', volume 1 (Stockholm 1882-3), p.708</ref>

The island was mostly farmland until the 19th century, when [[industrialization]] began and companies like [[Arendalsvarvet]], [[Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstads AB|Eriksberg]], [[Götaverken]] and [[Lindholmens varv|Lindholmen]] started operating there. For most of the 20th century, until the shipyard crisis in the 1970s, the island was the focus for Swedish shipbuilding.

The [[Volvo]] car manufacturer has its roots on Hisingen; it was there that their first factory was located and the first car, the [[Volvo ÖV 4]], was produced in 1927.<ref name="volvo">{{cite web | url=http://www.volvo.com/group/global/en-gb/Volvo+Group/history/history.htm | title=The Volvo history | access-date=2010-12-30 | publisher=Volvo Group Global | archive-date=2009-10-22 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091022223128/http://www.volvo.com/group/global/en-gb/volvo+group/history/history.htm | url-status=dead }}</ref> Today, the company still has its main office and production facilities on the island. The [[Volvo Museum]] is also located nearby.

Over the last 20 years, the northern bank of Göta älv has undergone major expansion. Residential areas, university buildings and high tech industry have largely replaced the shipyards.