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Gruvan Destination Guide

Discover Gruvan in Sweden

Gruvan in the region of Örebro is a town located in Sweden - some 131 mi or ( 210 km ) West of Stockholm , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Gruvan

Local time in Gruvan is now 09:39 PM (Thursday) . 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, Vallsjobol, Trehorningen, Stora Ykullen, and Stockholm. 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 Gruvan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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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. ..

Baloon Picknik

1:24 min by Holabandola88
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A cute little movie about a fox and a sea cow whom are going to take a trip with their balloon. Music taken from "The Night Garden" And i now that Music spells whiteout a "K". Sorry for that. ^______^ ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Laxå Municipality

Laxå Municipality (Laxå kommun) is a municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Laxå. In 1967 the market town of Laxå (instituted in 1946) was merged with two adjacent rural municipalities. One of them was transferred from the former Skaraborg County, placing today's municipality in two historical provinces, Närke and Västergötland. Its history stretches back to the 12th century, when the convent Ramundeboda was founded about 4 km west of the town.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 58.98 14.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Sweden, Municipalities of Örebro County

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 15 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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 58.72 14.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 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 20 km away
Tags: Norse paganism, Religious places, Scandinavian folklore