Bergum en kulturbygd i gränslandet
I have worked with Bergum in different courses on the IntegratedConservation of Built Environments program and I thought it was a veryinteresting subject. This is the main reason why I chosen to write mybachelor paper about Bergum.In 1650s Bergum was situated on the border between Sweden and Norway,because of that it occurred some war conflicts.Today Bergum is a socioeconomic border and is situated in an areabetween the city?s concrete suburb and the countryside.The difference between the city?s concrete suburb and the countryside mayfeel like two different worlds, were the social contact is fractional.With this paper, I will indicate a countryside area on the boundary to the citythrough time and try to survey the building history. I will also try todemonstrate the socioeconomic differences between the areas.I will demonstrate Bergum history from prehistory to present time, were I willdiscuss the agriculture history, Vättlefjäll?s forest history and also thedeforestation and replanting. I will also discuss the nature value in the ravinelandscape in Lärjeån?s valley.Bergum church is also something I will write about. The oldest part of thechurch is from 13th century and is situated on a small hill were the buildingssettlement are close to the church. Because of that, the distance to thechurch is very short and therefore it?s easy for the people to visit it.In 1968 the authority of the city of Gothenburg placed a suggestion of ageneral building plan for Angered-Bergum area. The suggestion was tocreate a community with a population of 130 000 people. This is alsosomething I will write about.In this paper I have asked questions to informants? were are living in theconcrete suburb and in the Bergum countryside, to create a good andrelevant picture of the area.