Place Institution Christianity
Vreta Abbey
Was founded between 1105 and 1100, by the King Inge the Elder and Queen Helena, on the request of the Pope Paschal II, and is the oldest known in Sweden
- Dated from the 1100s CE
- Also called Vreta kloster
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was founded between 1105 and 1100, by the King Inge the Elder and Queen Helena, on the request of the Pope Paschal II, and is the oldest known in SwedenWikidata record description. Read Vreta Abbey in the Wikipedia reader.
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Places nearby
- 9.8 km away
Linköping Cathedral
12th century Gothic cathedral in Linköping, Sweden - 37 km away
Vadstena Abbey
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Norrköping Synagogue
synagogue in Norrköping, Sweden - 80 km away
Julita Abbey
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Riseberga Abbey
cistercian nunnery in Sweden - 109 km away
Varnhem Abbey
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Skara Cathedral
dates back to the 1000's, but the current gothic style originates from the 1300s, and high free vaults, and large windows are typical of the gothic church building style, is signs that are characterizing the Skara cathedral - 132 km away
Strängnäs Cathedral
is the gothic brick church building which replaced the original wooden church, built on a former very important place of sacrifice of vikings, and where the missionary Saint Eskil was killed during the mid 11th century
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