Ekshärad Farmstead

Ekshärad Farmstead is a building in Stockholm Municipality, Stockholm County. Ekshärad Farmstead is situated nearby to the building Skvaltkvarnen, Skansen, as well as near Motjärnsgruvan, Skansen.

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Type: Building
Description: This well-to-do farmstead from the western Swedish province of Värmland was where the juror Per Larsson lived and worked from 1820s.
Also known as: “Ekshärad Farmstead, Skansen” and “Farmstead, Skansen”
Roof shape: gabled

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Skansen and Motjärnsgruvan, 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 230 metres west of Ekshärad Farmstead.

Motjärnsgruvan, Skansen

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Oktorp Farmstead, Skansen

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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.