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Match Museum

The Match Museum in , is one of the few museums of matches in the world. It is located at the Tändsticksområdet, housed in Jönköping's first match factory.
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  • Opening hours:
    September—May: Tuesday—Sunday 11:00 AM—3:00 PM
    June—August: Monday—Friday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM; Saturday and Sunday 10:00 AM—3:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum about matches
  • Also known as: “Match museum” and “Taendsticksmuseet”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jönköping Central Station and Folkets Bio Jönköping.

Railway station
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is a railway station, which is situated 200 metres east of Match Museum.

Movie theater
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is a movie theater, which is situated 220 metres northwest of Match Museum.

Church
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is a church building in western in . Belonging to Sofia-Järstorp Parish of the Church of Sweden, it was opened on 8 April 1888, on Octave of Easter. is situated 310 metres south of Match Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jönköping and Järstorp.

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is by many Swedes referred to as the of - this is due to the town's many churches. The city is on the southern end of Sweden's second largest lake, Vättern.

Village
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is a locality situated in Jonköping, , . is situated 3½ km northwest of Match Museum.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 4 km east of Match Museum.

Match Museum

Latitude
57.78466° or 57° 47′ 5″ north
Longitude
14.15959° or 14° 9′ 35″ east
Elevation
93 metres (305 feet)
Open location code
9F9PQ5M5+VR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 133411909
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
11495978
Wiki­data ID
Q2355491
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In Other Languages

From German to Swedish—“Match Museum” goes by many names.
  • German: “Streichholzmuseum”
  • Swedish: “Tändsticksmuseet”
  • Swedish: “Tändsticksmuséet”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Match Museum”. Photo: Lidingo, CC BY-SA 3.0.