Gravfält Skir

Gravfält Skir is an archaeological site in Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County. Gravfält Skir is situated nearby to the athletics track Dackeringen, as well as near the recreation area Public beach Barnsjön.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Teleborg’s Castle and Teleborg Church.

Teleborg’s Castle

Castle

Photo: Wikimedia, CC SA 1.0.

Teleborg Castle is situated in the northern Linnaeus University area, near Lake Trummen, 4–5 km south of the city centre of Växjö, Sweden. Despite its medieval style, the castle was built in 1900 by architect firm Lindvall & Boklund. Teleborg’s Castle is situated 2 km northwest of Gravfält Skir.

Teleborg Church

Church

Photo: Pieter Kuiper, Public domain.

Teleborg Church is situated 2½ km northwest of Gravfält Skir.

Sandviksverket

Power station

Photo: Uffeman, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sandviksverket is a power station, which is situated 3 km northwest of Gravfält Skir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Växjö and Åryd.

Växjö

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Växjö is the largest city in Kronobergs län in the region Småland in Sweden. In April 2013 Växjö's Smålandsposten reported a municipal population of 84,800 inhabitants.

Åryd

Hamlet

Photo: Pieter Kuiper, Public domain.

Åryd is a locality situated in Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 684 inhabitants in 2010. Singer Jessica G. Pilnäs who participated in Melodifestivalen 1995, finishing third, was born in Åryd. Åryd is situated 8 km east of Gravfält Skir.

Nöbbele

Hamlet

Photo: Pieter Kuiper, CC0.

Nöbbele is a locality situated in Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 257 inhabitants in 2010. It is the hometown of famous Swedish rally driver Anders Karlsson. Nöbbele is situated 8 km south of Gravfält Skir.

Gravfält Skir

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

56.84338° or 56° 50′ 36″ north

Longitude

14.85757° or 14° 51′ 27″ east

Open location code

9F8PRVV5+92

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7626908653

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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