Village Hall of Skansen

Village Hall of Skansen is a building in Stockholm Municipality, Stockholm County. Village Hall of Skansen is situated nearby to the historic site Milestone, as well as near the building Skvaltkvarnen, Skansen.

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Type: Building
Description: community center of Gersheden, Värmland, Sweden, now in the Djurgården museum, Sweden
Also known as: “Folkets hus”, “Folkets hus, Skansen”, and “Gershedens Folkets Hus”
Roof shape: gabled

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Skansen and Oktorp Farmstead, Skansen.

Skansen

Theme park

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Skansen is the oldest open-air museum and zoo in Sweden located on the island Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden. It was opened on 11 October 1891 by Artur Hazelius to show the way of life in the different parts of Sweden before the industrial era. Skansen is situated 270 metres northwest of Village Hall of Skansen.

Oktorp Farmstead, Skansen

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Skåne Farmstead Garden, Skansen

Garden

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Djurgården and Skansen city quarters.

Djurgården

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Djurgården, more properly Södra Djurgården, is a park island in the southern Östermalm borough in Stockholm. The island makes up much of the National City Park, and contains many museums and leisure venues, such as Skansen, the Vasa Museum and ABBA The Museum.