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Igelstad Destination Guide

Touring Igelstad in Sweden

Igelstad in the region of Västra Götaland is a city located in Sweden - some 136 mi or ( 219 km ) West of Stockholm , the country's capital city .

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Time in Igelstad is now 09:17 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Stockholm " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Copenhagen, Stora Mosstorp, Stockholm, Skövde, and Skacka. 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 Igelstad ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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ROXX - Trip to hell

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christoffer stenberg - vocals emil ardaneh - guitar anders wisser - drums emanuel fhors - bass ..

Die JUNO kommt

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Das alte Kanalschiff im Götakanal in Schweden Erzeugt mit AquaSoft DiaShow für YouTube: www.aquasoft.de ..


Sunset at lake Unden in Tived Sweden, camping tiveden

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

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Interesting facts about this location

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 6 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.

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Located at 58.72 14.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 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.

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Located at 58.72 14.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Norse paganism, Religious places, Scandinavian folklore

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.

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Located at 58.82 14.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: 1205 in Europe, Battles involving Sweden, Conflicts in 1205

Karlsborg Municipality

Karlsborg Municipality (Karlsborgs kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Karlsborg. The present municipality was formed in 1971 when "old" Karlsborg was amalgamated with Mölltorp and Undenäs. The area has been dominated by Karlsborg Fortress and military activity throughout the last centuries. Tiveden National Park is partly situated within the municipality.

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Located at 58.53 14.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Sweden, Municipalities of Västra Götaland County, Skaraborg