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Göta

Göta is a Swedish toponym and historic term that appears in several place names and geographic features in southern Sweden. The word ultimately derives from Götaland, the homeland of the Geats (Götar) in medieval and early modern Swedish, and the form Göta is used as the adjectival or genitive variant in many compound names.

The most prominent uses are geographic. The Göta Canal (Göta kanal) is a major 19th-century inland waterway

The Göta älv is a river that flows from Lake Vänern to the Kattegat at Gothenburg. It

In modern usage, Göta remains a common element in names within the region known as Götaland, appearing

that
connects
Lake
Vänern
with
the
Baltic
Sea.
Running
across
southern
Sweden,
it
links
the
Vänern
and
Östergötland
regions
and
includes
a
system
of
locks
and
connecting
waterways,
making
it
a
historic
engineering
achievement
and
a
popular
tourist
route.
forms
a
central
part
of
the
Göta
Canal
system
and
has
long
been
important
for
shipping
and
industry
in
western
Sweden.
in
roads,
districts
and
cultural
institutions
that
reference
the
historic
geography
of
Göta
and
Götaland.