Discover Valsjo in Sweden
Valsjo in the region of Örebro is a place located in Sweden - some 106 mi or ( 170 km ) West of Stockholm , the country's capital .
Local time in Valsjo is now 06:04 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Stockholm " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Copenhagen, Zinkgruvan, Uppsala, Stockholm, and Rude. When in this area, you might want to check out Copenhagen . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Valsjo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Tylöskog
Tylöskog is a deep and extensive forest between the agricultural plains of the counties of Närke and Östergötland in southeast Sweden. Together with Tiveden to its west and Kolmården to its east, it famously constituted the wartorn frontier between the Swedes in Svealand and the Geats in Götaland during the formation of the Swedish nation in the 13th century. The name is derived from Tylö, a small locality in the forest (the suffix skog meaning forest in Swedish).
Located at 58.90 15.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Hallsberg Municipality
Hallsberg Municipality (Hallsbergs kommun) is a municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Hallsberg. The present municipality was created in 1971 when the market town of Hallsberg was amalgamated with adjacent municipalities. A series of amalgamations had taken place in the area in 1952, 1963 and 1967.
Located at 59.07 15.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Saint Olaf's chapel
Saint Olaf's chapel is a church in Kumla, Närke, Svealand in Sweden. The church contains parts of a stave church. The church dates from 1766 - 1767, with a tower from the 11th century. In the beginning of the 10th century, Olaf II of Norway (commonly referred to as Saint Olaf) stayed through the winter when he had to flee to Kievan Rus.
Located at 59.05 15.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Kumla Municipality
Kumla Municipality (Kumla kommun) is a municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Kumla. The present municipality was formed during the latest nation-wide local government reform in Sweden, with the amalgamations taking place in 1966 and 1971. With 207 km² it is the smallest municipality in Örebro County.
Located at 59.12 15.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Kumla Prison
Kumla prison is a prison facility in Kumla Municipality, Sweden. It was opened in 1965 and is one of the country's biggest prisons. Kumla is one of three high security prisons in Sweden holding risk inmates (class A). On March 18, 2009, a new supermax facility was opened inside the Kumla Prison.
Located at 59.12 15.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
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