-
You are here:
- Homepage »
- Sweden »
- Vaestra Goetaland » Skalunda
Skalunda Destination Guide
Explore Skalunda in Sweden
Skalunda in the region of Västra Götaland is a town in Sweden - some 188 mi or ( 303 km ) West of Stockholm , the country's capital city .
Current time in Skalunda is now 05:07 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Stockholm " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Ullersbro, and Uddevalla. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Copenhagen . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Skalunda ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Råda 2007
Cyklar från riksväg 44 sydväst om Lidköping till Råda och tittar på gamla hus och en runsten under en cykelresa i Västra Götaland 2007. Biking southwest of Lidköping on road 44 to the old houses and r ..
Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.
Interesting facts about this location
Skalunda
Skalunda is a village in Västergötland, Sweden and the site of Skalunda Barrow, a historic burial mound. Hög, from the Old Norse word haugr, means mound or barrow. The modern English cognate, still in use, is "howe", "how", or "hoo", as in Sutton Hoo. At the church, there are two runestones and to the west of the church there is the Barrow of Skalunda which is the largest one in Västergötland. Skalunda Barrow is one of the larger barrows in Scandinavia.
Located at 58.55 12.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Hindens rev
Hindens rev is a long, narrow, straight peninsula that projects westwards from Kålland into Dalbosjön, the western part of lake Vänern. Hindens rev is a terminal moraine and is part of what is known as the central Swedish terminal moraine zone.
Located at 58.58 12.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Sparbanken Lidköping Arena
Sparbanken Lidköping Arena is an indoor arena in Lidköping, Sweden. It is the home arena for the bandy team, Villa Lidköping BK. The capacity of the arena is 4,500 for bandy games and 12,500 for concerts, and the arena was opened on December 25, 2009. The Attendance record for a bandy game is 5,122 on December 26, 2011 when Villa Lidköping BK played vs IFK Vänersborg.
Located at 58.49 13.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Lidköping Municipality
Lidköping Municipality (Lidköpings kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Lidköping. Lidköping sometimes refers to itself as "Lidköping by Vänern", possibly to distinguish itself from the namewise (and historically) similar city of Linköping in eastern Sweden.
Located at 58.50 13.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Lidköping-Hovby Airport
Lidköping-Hovby Airport, also known as Lidköping Airport, is an airport situated 5 km outside Lidköping, Sweden. The airport was built by the Swedish Air Force in the 1940s. It was bought by Lidköping Municipality in 2000 and is now in civilian use.
Located at 58.47 13.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Related Locations
Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.