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Skeppshult Destination Guide

Touring Skeppshult in Sweden

Skeppshult in the region of Västra Götaland with its 389 citizens is located in Sweden - some 135 mi or ( 216 km ) West of Stockholm , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Skeppshult

Time in Skeppshult is now 07:21 PM (Saturday) . 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, Undenas, Stora Ykullen, Stora Mosstorp, 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 Skeppshult ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

ROXX - Trip to hell

4:38 min by fhors
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christoffer stenberg - vocals emil ardaneh - guitar anders wisser - drums emanuel fhors - bass ..

Die JUNO kommt

5:08 min by dofotos
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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

3:57 min by rleever1
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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

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 7 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 8 km away
Tags: Norse paganism, Religious places, Scandinavian folklore

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.

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Located at 58.75 14.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 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

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 17 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Sweden, Municipalities of Västra Götaland County, Skaraborg

Karlsborg Fortress

Karlsborg Fortress is situated on the Vannäs peninsula in Karlsborg by lake Vättern, the province of Västergötland, Sweden. Construction on the fortress began 1819 to realize the so-called central defense idea adopted by the Swedish military after the Finnish and Napoleonic Wars. The site was chose by Baltzar von Platen in connection with the construction of Göta kanal.

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Located at 58.53 14.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Castles in Västra Götaland County, Forts in Sweden, Military and war museums in Sweden, Museums in Västra Götaland County