Gothenburg

History

Gothenburg, Nebraska is named after Gothenburg, Sweden, and is noted for its large number of residents of Swedish descent. Gothenburg, Nebraska, and Gothenburg (), Sweden, are believed to be the only two cities named Gothenburg in the world. Gothenburg was founded in 1882 by Olof Bergström. After coming to America from Sweden in 1881, Bergström worked for a time on the Union Pacific Railroad, then homesteaded in Dawson County near Gothenburg. He eventually became a land agent for the UP. Bergström selected the site that was to become Gothenburg and located a farmstead about a mile north. The Union Pacific Railroad laid out the original town of eight blocks parallel to the railroad tracks. Bergström made several return trips to Sweden to lead groups of settlers to Dawson County.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  246
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  196
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  176
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  157
• Common Grackle

  Quiscalus quiscula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  146
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  142
• Red-tailed Hawk

  Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  140
• Eurasian Collared-Dove

  Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
  130

Most recent

• M 3 — 2018-12-13
  10 km S of Arnold, Nebraska
• M 2.6 — 2018-09-08
  8 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska
• M 2.5 — 2018-09-07
  13 km WNW of Callaway, Nebraska
• M 2.6 — 2018-08-30
  7 km WSW of Arnold, Nebraska
• M 2.6 — 2018-08-20
  6 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska
• M 2.7 — 2018-08-15
  4 km E of Arnold, Nebraska