Saltholmen, Peninsula in Älvsborg district, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Saltholmen Peninsula extends into the waters of Älvsborg Fjord and serves as the main departure point for ferries connecting Gothenburg to the southern archipelago islands including Brännö, Styrsö, and Vrångö.
Originally an island, Saltholmen became connected to the mainland in the early 1900s through the construction of the Saltholmen-Gothenburg railway, which created the land bridge that transformed it into a peninsula.
The peninsula maintains strong bathing traditions through its historic cold bathhouse operated by the nonprofit organization Kallbadhusets Vänner, which serves approximately 1,700 members and offers separate sections for naked bathing.
Visitors can reach Saltholmen via tram lines 9 and 11, with line 11 taking approximately 35 minutes from central Gothenburg, and the peninsula offers over 1,000 boat berths along with winter storage facilities.
The 1923 swimming stadium had a 50 x 25 metre pool with eight lanes, two springboards and a trampoline, and its stands held 970 spectators. The warm bathhouse, not the stadium, closed in 1982; it had opened in 1908 with a 2 x 110 volt direct-current plant of its own.
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