Bohus Line, also contributed to the town's recovering economy. A prominent person in Uddevalla's history was Ture Malmgren, newspaper publisher and progressive liberal politician. During the 1958 FIFA World Cup, Uddevalla was one of twelve Swedish towns to host matches, which were played at the Rimnersvallen stadium. 21st century After the Swedish shipyard crisis during the 1980s, resulting in the closing of the Uddevallavarvet, Uddevalla suffered an economic setback. Over the thirty years following that, the town has recovered and the population is once again increasing, slowly but steadily. Education All the high schools in Uddevalla are administered as one school, the Uddevalla Gymnasieskola ("Uddevalla High School"), which is now the largest high school in Sweden. The school has 4,000 students attending the following branches of the high school: Agneberg – Social studies Sinclair (High school) – The arts and Media studies Östrabo 1 – Science studies Östrabo Y – Heavy industry schooling Margretegärde – Social studies and Science studies There are also many primary schools in Uddevalla, some of them are: Äsperödskolan Västerskolan Fridaskolan Ramnerödsskolan Norgårdenskolan Norrskolan Sommarhemsskolan Sports Arenas Agnebergshallen is an indoor sports arena for various sports including handball. The home ground for the IK Oddevold is the outdoor arena Rimnersvallen. A large indoor arena, the Rimnershallen, is next to the Rimnersvallen. It is used for handball and floorball as well as other sports. Sports clubs The following sports clubs are located in Uddevalla: Football IK Oddevold IFK Uddevalla IFK Lane Herrestad AIF IK Rössö IK Svane Rosseröds IK Hockey Uddevalla HC Handball GF Kroppskultur(GFK) Uddevalla HK(UHK) Floorball Walkesborg 99 Herrestad AIF Futsal IFK Uddevalla Futsal Swedish Championship gold season 2016/2017. IK Oddevold Futsal Twin towns – sister cities Uddevalla is twinned with: Jõhvi, Estonia Loimaa, Finland Mosfellsbær, Iceland North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Okazaki, Japan Skien, Norway Thisted, Denmark See also Fjällhyddan Tureborg Castle Ture Valleys Jeanna Oterdahl Eastern Cemetery Uddevalla Suffrage Association References Bibliography Nationalencyklopedin External links Article Uddevalla, from NF Uddevalla Gymnasieskola Official site for Uddevalla Gymnasieskola Official website of Uddevalla Populated places in Västra Götaland County Populated places in Uddevalla Municipality Municipal seats of Västra Götaland County Swedish municipal seats Coastal cities and towns in Sweden Former Norwegian towns Cities in Västra Götaland County