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Tingstad Destination Guide

Explore Tingstad in Sweden

Tingstad in the region of Östergötland is a town in Sweden - some 146 mi or ( 236 km ) South-West of Stockholm , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Tingstad is now 05:11 AM (Wednesday) . 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, Sunneby, Stockholm, Startebo, and Skövde. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Copenhagen . We encountered 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 Tingstad ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Roadtrip Suède : Göteborg-Stockholm

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Göteborg-Stockholm Roadtrip Supermotard France-Suède 2011 Thor_du, Sbimy, Priappe, Captain Clegg BMW 650Xmoto, KTM 660 SMC, KTM 690 SMC, Yamaha 660 XTX Musique : Deadmau5 - Some Kind of Blue Prodigy - ..

Mina vinterbilder2009-10 Omberg.mpg

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en fin vinterdag,vid Alvastra ruin intill Omberg, ..


Leny talks about bus

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Leny describes her feelings about the bus in sweden ..

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Interesting facts about this location

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 6 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 13 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 14 km away
Tags: Populated places in Östergötland County

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.

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Located at 58.05 14.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Brahe family, Castles in Jönköping County

Rök Runestone

The Rök Runestone is one of the most famous runestones, featuring the longest known runic inscription in stone. It can now be seen by the church in Rök (between Mjölby and Ödeshög, close to the E4 and Lake Vättern and Tåkern), Östergötland, Sweden. It is considered the first piece of written Swedish literature and thus it marks the beginning of the history of Swedish literature.

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Located at 58.29 14.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Medieval literature, Nordic folklore, Norse mythology, Old Norse poetry, Runestones in Östergötland