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Heden

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Swedish

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Heden district with Heden ballcourt (centre) and the Garden Society (behind).
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The location of Heden.

Etymology

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Compound of hed +‎ -en, literally “The Heath”, from its earlier form Exercitie Heden (literally “The Exercise Heath”) which was part of Göta Artillery Regiment and campsite for the conscripts.[1]

Proper noun

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Heden ? (genitive Hedens)

  1. A district in Gothenburg, Sweden.

References

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  1. ^ Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (2016), Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore and Uppsala University Department of Scandinavian Languages
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