Åkershäll
Åkershäll is a house in Varnhem socken, Skara Municipality, Västra Götaland County. Åkershäll is situated nearby to the museum Kata Farm, as well as near Klostermuséet.- Type: House
- Address: 1, Överbo Åkershäll, Varnhem, 532 73
- Roof shape: gabled
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Varnhem Abbey and Kata Farm.
Varnhem Abbey
Park
Photo: An-d, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Varnhem Abbey is situated 370 metres west of Åkershäll.
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. Kata Farm is situated 320 metres west of Åkershäll.
Varnhem Abbey Church
Church
Photo: Dagjoh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Varnhem Abbey Church is situated 390 metres west of Åkershäll.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Varnhem and Axvall.
Varnhem
Village
Photo: An-d, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Axvall
Village
Photo: Västgöten, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Axvall is a locality situated in Skara Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 1,186 inhabitants in 2010. Axvall is situated 5 km west of Åkershäll.
Eggby
Village
Photo: Nasko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eggby is a locality situated in Skara Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 231 inhabitants in 2010. Eggby is situated 6 km north of Åkershäll.
Åkershäll
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Varnhem socken, Varnhem, Skara Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
58.38378° or 58° 23′ 2″ northLongitude
13.66136° or 13° 39′ 41″ eastLevels
1Open location code
9FCM9MM6+GGOpenStreetMap ID
way 841809375OpenStreetMap feature
building=houseOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=gabled
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