Tjursbergssjön

Tjursbergssjön is a lake in Skara Municipality, Västra Götaland County. Tjursbergssjön is situated nearby to the hamlet Skärv, as well as near the village Varnhem.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Varnhem Abbey and Kata Farm.

Varnhem Abbey

Park

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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.

Axevalla House

Archaeological site

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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Axvall and Varnhem.

Axvall

Village

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Axvall is a locality situated in Skara Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 1,186 inhabitants in 2010.

Varnhem

Village

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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.