Vingängen
Vingängen is a nature reserve in Skara Municipality, Västra Götaland County. Vingängen is situated nearby to the hamlet Olofstorp, as well as near the village Axvall.- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: nature reserve in Västra Götaland, Sweden
- Also known as: “Vingängens naturreservat”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Axevalla House and Axevalla folkhögskola.
Axevalla House
Archaeological site
Axevalla House is the ruins of a medieval castle in the parish of Skärv in the municipality of Skara, Västergötland, Sweden. It is located on a headland by Lake Husesjön, east of the heathland of Axevalla Hed and halfway between the cities Skara and Skövde.
Skara Sommarland
Theme park
Skara Sommarland is a summer park located 8 km east of Skara. It was founded in 1984 by Swedish entrepreneur Bert Karlsson. The park attracts 350,000 visitors annually. During the 1980s, it once attracted circa 800 000 people within one year.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Axvall and Varnhem.
Axvall
Village
Axvall is a locality situated in Skara Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 1,186 inhabitants in 2010.
Varnhem
Village
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.
Vingängen
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Skara Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.38° or 58° 22′ 48″ north
Longitude
13.5676° or 13° 34′ 4″ east
Inception
February 3rd, 2010
Operator
Skara kommun
Open location code
9FCM9HJ9+23
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Vingängen” goes by many names.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Olofstorp and Högetomt.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Norra Vings kyrka and Härlingtorps ekhage.
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