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Discover Almetorp in Sweden
Almetorp in the region of Västra Götaland is a town located in Sweden - some 196 mi or ( 316 km ) West of Stockholm , the country's capital .
Local time in Almetorp is now 03:48 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Stockholm " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Vara, and Uddevalla. When in this area, you might want to check out Copenhagen . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Almetorp ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Järpås, Västra Götaland
The society Järpås south of Lidköping in Sweden 2010. Biking through centre and visits the folk museum and passing the church. You can also see pictures from the area here: www.panoramio.com ..
Häggesled, Västra Götaland
The small society Häggesled south of Lidköping in Sweden 2010. Looking at the the church and two viking age rune stones. You can also see pictures from the area here: www.panoramio.com ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Sparlösa Runestone
The Sparlösa Runestone, listed as Vg 119 in the Rundata catalog, is located in Västergötland and is the second most famous Swedish runestone after the Rök Runestone.
Located at 58.35 12.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Bjärby Runestones
The Bjärby Runestones are two Viking Age memorial runestones located near Grästorp, Sweden, in Bjärby synod, which was in the historic province of Västergötland. The two stones are memorials to men who held the titles thegn and drengr, and one has a depiction of the hammer of the Norse pagen deity Thor.
Located at 58.34 12.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Grästorp Municipality
Grästorp Municipality (Grästorps kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Grästorp. Grästorp Municipality is located right in the middle of Västra Götaland County, by the shores of Lake Vänern. In the year 1900 the village Grästorp was detached from Tengene and made a market town. The local government reform of 1952 amalgamated it with twelve surrounding municipalities (among them Tengene).
Located at 58.33 12.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Skalunda
Skalunda is a village in Västergötland, Sweden and the site of Skalunda Barrow, a historic burial mound. Hög, from the Old Norse word haugr, means mound or barrow. The modern English cognate, still in use, is "howe", "how", or "hoo", as in Sutton Hoo. At the church, there are two runestones and to the west of the church there is the Barrow of Skalunda which is the largest one in Västergötland. Skalunda Barrow is one of the larger barrows in Scandinavia.
Located at 58.55 12.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Vara Municipality
Vara Municipality (Vara kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Vara. The present municipality consists of 25 original local government entities (as of 1863). Between 1974 and 1982 the territory of present Essunga Municipality was also included.
Located at 58.27 12.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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