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Alvastra Klosterruine
Sight / monastery
In 1143, Cistercian monks from Clairvaux, France, set out for Scandinavia to find a new place to live. East of the Vättern, in the Swedish Östergötland, they settled and brought their great knowledge of modern administrative methods and of technology and architecture to Sweden. Presented with land by the royal family, they founded the first Cistercian monastery in Northern Europe at the foot of the Omberg and in the following 40 years other daughter monasteries in Varnhem, Julita and Gutsberga. In the course of almost 400 years large estates were added. What is now Sweden´s largest ecclesiastical property was confiscated by the Swedish royal family in 1529 as a result of the Reformation. The monastery was abandoned and the limestone of the walls finally used as building material, among other things used to build Vadstena Castle. In the last century the ruins of the monastery were extensively restored and conserved. The foundation walls of the building can still be seen today. Parts of the church, consecrated in 1185, such as the south transept gable with sacristy and the cloister of the north gallery, have been well restored. The remarkable facility is freely accessible. A visitor car park is located in the immediate vicinity. The remarkable facility is freely accessible. A visitor car park is located in the immediate vicinity. The remarkable facility is freely accessible. A visitor car park is located in the immediate vicinity.
ADDRESS
59993 Ödeshög
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Things to see in the area
Parkplatz, auch zum Übernachten
Alvasta monastery ruins, information in German and English open January - December [ click for more information ]
Alvastra Klosterruine
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Södra Omberg
A small parking space at the edge of the forest usable 1 January - 31 December [ click for more information ]
Parkplatz 927
Hiking car park near Alvestra Klosterruine The place is to the left of the monastery. [ click for more information ]
Parkplatz Hjässan Hügel
Parking, overnight stay may be allowed but not secured usable January - December [ click for more information ]
Sverkerskapellet
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Rödgavelsgrotta
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Stocklycka Vandrarhem
Gut besuchter Wanderparkplatz auch zur Übernachtung usable 1 January - 31 December [ click for more information ]