Province of Bohuslän

Sitios históricos y religiosos en la provincia de Bohuslän

Historic and Religious Sites

This collection spans thousands of years of heritage in Bohuslän and Gothenburg. It features significant Iron Age burial mounds like Grönehög and the Blomsholm ship setting, alongside the 13th-century ruins of Dragsmark Abbey. The list highlights diverse religious architecture, from the historic German Church and the modern Gothenburg Mosque to coastal wooden chapels in Smögen and Havstenssund. Other notable sites include the prehistoric Ulmekärr stone labyrinth and the legendary Viking-age cairn known as Kung Tryggves grav.

Historic and Religious Sites — Mapa

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Blomsholm

Blomsholm in Skee parish in Bohuslän is an area north of Strömstad where there are many ancient monuments from the Stone Age to the Middle…

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German Church, Gothenburg

The German Church, also called Christinae Church, is church located in the city centre of Gothenburg, Sweden.

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Gothenburg Mosque

Gothenburg Mosque is a mosque located at the foot of Ramberget on Hisingen in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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Brunnsbokyrkan

Modern church building belonging to the Backa parish in the Diocese of Gothenburg.

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Grönehög gravfält

A significant Iron Age burial mound in Skee parish, standing approximately six meters high near the Blomsholm field.

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Havstenssunds kapell

A wooden chapel in Tanum parish, situated at the entrance to the coastal community of Havstenssund.

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Dragsmark Abbey

Dragsmark Abbey was a Premonstratensian canonry in Båhuslen, formerly Norway, now Bohuslän, Sweden.

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Dragsmark kyrka

A timber-framed church located adjacent to the 13th-century ruins of Dragsmark Abbey.

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Labyrint Ulmekärr

A prehistoric stone labyrinth, also known as a Trojeborg, located in the Grebbestad area.

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Nösunds kapell

A small wooden chapel on the island of Orust, originally built in 1912 to serve the local fishing community.

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Gullhögen

A large, prominent burial mound from the Bronze or Iron Age located on the island of Tjörn.

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Hunnebostrand kyrka

A granite church built in 1911, reflecting the region's historical stone-cutting industry.

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Smögens kyrka

A wooden Neo-Gothic church consecrated in 1905, serving the fishing community on Smögen island.

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Kung Tryggves grav

A massive stone cairn on the island of Tryggö, traditionally associated with the Viking King Tryggve Olafsson.

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Hållö kapell

A small chapel located on the island of Hållö, frequently used for summer services due to its coastal setting.