Gamla och nya städer i Göta älvdalen - en jämförelse av stadsfunktioner i fyra medeltidsstäder före och efter flytt
In 1473 the citizens of Lödöse had to establish a new city close to what we today call Gothenburg. It got the name New Lödöse. This move was an order from the king Gustav Vasa. In the 17th century the inhabitancy of Kungahälla was forced to move on orders from the king Christian IV. They settled down in Kungälv, below Bohus fortress. This paper questions the difference between the institutions and