Orsjön
Orsjön is a lake in Segerstad socken, Hornborga, Västra Götaland County. Orsjön is situated nearby to the hamlet Storekullen, as well as near Överbo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Varnhem Abbey and Kata Farm.
Varnhem Abbey
Park
Photo: An-d, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Varnhem Abbey in Varnhem, Västergötland, Sweden was founded around 1150 by monks of the Cistercian Order from Alvastra Abbey in Östergötland. 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.
Kata Farm
Museum
Kata Farm 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 Sweden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Varnhem.
Varnhem
Village
Photo: An-d, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Varnhem is a locality situated in Skara Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 707 inhabitants in 2010. Varnhem is the location of the oldest known stone church in Sweden outside of Scania, erected in the 1040s at the latest.
Orsjön
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Falköping Municipality, Sweden
- Category: body of water
- Location: Segerstad socken, Hornborga, Falköping Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
58.3749° or 58° 22′ 30″ northLongitude
13.7255° or 13° 43′ 32″ eastOpen location code
9FCM9PFG+W5OpenStreetMap ID
way 1047095920OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeWikidata ID
Q18194467
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Swedish—“Orsjön” goes by many names.
- French: “Orsjön”
- Swedish: “Orsjön, Västergötland”
- Swedish: “Orsjön”
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