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Explore Stava in Sweden

Stava in the region of Östergötland with its 264 inhabitants is a town in Sweden - some 151 mi or ( 243 km ) South-West of Stockholm , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Stava is now 03:04 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Stockholm " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Copenhagen, Visjo, Växjö, Svamb, and Stockholm. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Copenhagen . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Stava ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Gränna

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Gränna lake Vättern Sweden

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Fabricación del RockCandy en Gränna

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Interesting facts about this location

Brahehus

The ruins of Brahehus Castle are situated outside Gränna in Jönköping County in the province of Småland, Sweden. From the ruins you have a fantastic view of lakes Vättern and Visingsö. Built for Count Per Brahe the Younger in the 1640s, the castle is now close to the E4 highway.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 58.05 14.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Brahe family, Castles in Jönköping County

Ödeshög Municipality

Ödeshög Municipality (Ödeshögs kommun) is a municipality in Östergötland County, Sweden. The seat is situated in the small town of Ödeshög. The coat of arms was created in 1972 at the time the modern municipalities of Sweden were created. It mainly represents the medieval monastery of Alvastra: An abacy staff, a rising moon, and a six-edged star (representing a higher deity).

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Located at 58.22 14.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Sweden, Municipalities of Östergötland County

Alvastra pile-dwelling

The Alvastra pile-dwelling is a pile dwelling (also called a stilt house) from ca 3000 BC in Ödeshög Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden. Southern Scandinavia has many types of cult centres, but the Alvastra pile dwelling is unique in Northern Europe and is the only of its kind outside of the Alpine Pile Dweller culture. It was the seasonal social and religious centre of a tribe that left objects from the Funnelbeaker culture, but pottery from the Pitted Ware culture, in the dwelling.

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Located at 58.28 14.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: 30th-century BC architecture, Archaeological sites in Sweden, Buildings and structures in Östergötland County, Nordic Stone Age, Scandinavian archaeology

Alvastra

Alvastra is a small village in Ödeshög Municipality in eastern Sweden. It is known for being the seat of the Cistercian Alvastra Abbey in the Middle Ages. After the Swedish Lutheran reformation in the 1530s, the monastery was demolished, never to be rebuilt. The Alvastra monastery ruin is today well preserved and popular place to visit.

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Located at 58.29 14.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Populated places in Östergötland County