Sweden
Västra Götaland County
Skara Municipality

Varnhem

Varnhem is a locality situated in , , with 707 inhabitants in 2010. Varnhem is the location of the in Sweden outside of , erected in the 1040s at the latest.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Varnhem Abbey and Kata Farm.

Park
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in Varnhem, , was founded around 1150 by monks of the Cistercian Order from in . The Cistercian Order used the same floor plan for all its abbeys, which makes it possible to easily locate the different rooms and halls regardless of the building site.

Museum
is the remains of a large Viking-age farming estate, located in Varnhem, Västra Götaland. The ruins include a crypt dated to the late 10th century A.D, which could make it the oldest Christian church in .

Church
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Axvall and Eggby.

Village
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is a locality situated in , , with 1,186 inhabitants in 2010. is situated 4½ km west of Varnhem.

Village
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is a locality situated in , , with 231 inhabitants in 2010. is situated 5 km north of Varnhem.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 9 km south of Varnhem.

Varnhem

Latitude
58.38534° or 58° 23′ 7″ north
Longitude
13.65057° or 13° 39′ 2″ east
Population
662
Elevation
139 metres (456 feet)
Open location code
9FCM9MP2+46
Open­Street­Map ID
node 94164005
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2664836
Wiki­data ID
Q531376
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Varnhem” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “فارنهم”
  • Cebuano: “Varnhem”
  • Chinese: “Varnhem”
  • Danish: “Varnhem”
  • Dutch: “Varnhem”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ڤارنهيم”
  • Finnish: “Varnhem”
  • French: “Varnhem”
  • German: “Varnhem”
  • Greek: “Βάρνχεμ”
  • Irish: “Varnhem”
  • Ladin: “Varnhem”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Varnhem”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Varnhem”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Varnhem”
  • Norwegian: “Varnhem”
  • Persian: “ورنهم”
  • Polish: “Varnhem”
  • Portuguese: “Varnhem”
  • Slovenian: “Varnhem”
  • Swedish: “Varnhem”

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