Älgarås Church
Älgarås Church is a church in Älgarås socken, Hova-Älgarås, del, Västra Götaland County. Älgarås Church is situated nearby to the lake Lomhöljerna, as well as near Trollsjön.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Lihagen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Lihagen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church building in Töreboda Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
- Also known as: “AElgaras kyrka”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lomhöljerna and Trollsjön.
Lomhöljerna
Lake
Photo: Nasko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lomhöljerna is a lake, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Älgarås Church.
Trollsjön
Lake
Photo: Nasko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Trollsjön is a lake, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Älgarås Church.
Lillesjön
Lake
Photo: Nasko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lillesjön is a lake, which is situated 4 km southwest of Älgarås Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Älgarås and Hova.
Älgarås
Village
Photo: Lihagen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Älgarås is a locality situated in Töreboda Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 417 inhabitants in 2010. The battle of Älgarås, between the House of Sverker and House of Erik took place here in 1205, securing the crown for Sverker II of Sweden for some more years, until the battle of Lena in 1208.
Hova
Town
Photo: Raphael Saulus, Public domain.
Hova is a locality and one of the two seats of Gullspång Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, the other is Gullspång. It had 1,288 inhabitants in 2010. Hova is situated 7 km north of Älgarås Church.
Älgarås Church
- Categories: architectural ensemble, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Älgarås socken, Hova-Älgarås, del, Töreboda Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
58.8008° or 58° 48′ 3″ northLongitude
14.25678° or 14° 15′ 24″ eastElevation
132 metres (433 feet)Operator
Svenska kyrkanOpen location code
9FCPR724+8POpenStreetMap ID
way 548426778OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheranGeoNames ID
8128948Wikidata ID
Q18335246
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Älgarås Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Älgarås Kirke”
- Swedish: “Älgarås kyrka”
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