Axevalla House

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.

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Type: Archaeological site
Description: building in Skara Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Also known as: “Axevalla Hus”
Inscription: “Ej utgrävt område”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ökullasjön and Tjursbergssjön.

Ökullasjön

Lake

Photo: Timo Koistinen, CC BY 3.0.

Ökullasjön is a lake.

Tjursbergssjön

Lake

Photo: Nasko, CC0.

Tjursbergssjön is a lake.

Axevalla folkhögskola

College

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Axevalla folkhögskola is a college, which is situated 1¼ km west of Axevalla House.

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. Varnhem is situated 3 km east of Axevalla House.

Eggby

Village

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Eggby is a locality situated in Skara Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 231 inhabitants in 2010. Eggby is situated 5 km northeast of Axevalla House.

Axevalla House

Categories: castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Skara Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

58.39326° or 58° 23′ 36″ north

Longitude

13.60273° or 13° 36′ 10″ east

Open location code

9FCM9JV3+83

OpenStreetMap ID

way 738829942

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q10423748

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In Other Languages

From German to Swedish—“Axevalla House” goes by many names.

German: “Axevall Slott”
German: “Axevalla hus”
Swedish: “Axevalla hus”
Swedish: “Axevalla slott”

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