You are here:
  1. Homepage
  2. »
  3. Sweden
  4. »
  5. OErebro
  6. » Kyrkhavden
Sweden Flag Icon

Kyrkhavden Destination Guide

Touring Kyrkhavden in Sweden

Kyrkhavden in the region of Örebro is located in Sweden - some 132 mi or ( 212 km ) West of Stockholm , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Kyrkhavden

Time in Kyrkhavden is now 01:33 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Stockholm " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Copenhagen, Vastra Gottbol, Vastansjo, Vallsjobol, and Stockholm. Being here already, consider visiting Copenhagen . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Kyrkhavden ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Sunset at lake Unden in Tived Sweden, camping tiveden

3:57 min by rleever1
Views: 598 Rating: 5.00

Sunset at lake Unden at camping Tiveden, near the Tiveden national park in Sweden. ..

Baloon Picknik

1:24 min by Holabandola88
Views: 42 Rating: 0.00

A cute little movie about a fox and a sea cow whom are going to take a trip with their balloon. Music taken from "The Night Garden" And i now that Music spells whiteout a "K". Sorry for that. ^______^ ..


Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.


Interesting facts about this location

Laxå Municipality

Laxå Municipality (Laxå kommun) is a municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Laxå. In 1967 the market town of Laxå (instituted in 1946) was merged with two adjacent rural municipalities. One of them was transferred from the former Skaraborg County, placing today's municipality in two historical provinces, Närke and Västergötland. Its history stretches back to the 12th century, when the convent Ramundeboda was founded about 4 km west of the town.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 58.98 14.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Sweden, Municipalities of Örebro County

Battle of Älgarås

The Battle of Älgarås took place at the royal estate of Älgarås in northernmost Västergötland in November 1205 between the House of Sverker and the House of Erik fighting for the Swedish crown. The brothers Jon, Joar, Knut and Erik Knutsson were staying at the estate when the Sverker clan attacked. All the brothers were slain but Erik. The estate was burnt down completely and abandoned, and it is no longer known exactly where it was located.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 58.82 14.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: 1205 in Europe, Battles involving Sweden, Conflicts in 1205

Skaga stave church

Skaga stave church is a twice rebuilt medieval stave church in Tiveden, Karlsborg Municipality, Sweden. The original chapel was built in the 1130s during the Christianization of Scandinavia, but it was demolished in 1826 to combat persistent pagan practices in the area. The locals wanted their church back and worked for it to be rebuilt. In 1960, a reconstruction was inaugurated, but it burnt down in 2000. The following year, the church was rebuilt once again.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 58.75 14.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: 12th-century church buildings, Churches in Sweden, Churches in Västra Götaland County, Lutheran congregations established in the 20th century, Religious buildings completed in 2001, Replica of stave churches

Tiveden

Tiveden is a Swedish forest, throughout history notorious for its wilderness and dangers; historically a hiding place for outlaws. Within it, the Tiveden National Park has a designated area of 13.5 km², a comparatively small and arguably the most inaccessible part of the forest. It was established in 1983, and administratively belongs to the municipalities of Karlsborg and Laxå.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 58.72 14.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Forests of Sweden, Geography of Västra Götaland County, Geography of Örebro County, National parks of Sweden, Protected areas established in 1983, Visitor attractions in Västra Götaland County, Visitor attractions in Örebro County

Trollkyrka

Trollkyrka is a secluded butte-like rock in the heart of the National Park of Tiveden, Sweden, which served as a pagan sacrificial ground for centuries after Christianity became the dominant religion in Scandinavia. It may have been used as late as the 19th century, when popular tradition still held the mountain to be off-limits for Christians. According to Lidman old people used to say: "No Christian can go there. The mountains of the troll church belong to the heathen trolls.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 58.72 14.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Norse paganism, Religious places, Scandinavian folklore