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Norra Fågelås
Norra Fågelås is a village near Skara in Hjo Municipality Hjo Municipality (''Hjo kommun'') is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the stad (Sweden), city of Hjo. The municipality was created in 1971, when the ''City of Hjo'' was ... (Hjo kommun), Sweden. Populated places in Västra Götaland County {{VästraGötaland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skara
Skara is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Skara Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 18,580 inhabitants in 2013. Despite its small size, it is one of the oldest cities in Sweden, and has a long educational and ecclesiastical history. One of Sweden's oldest high schools, ''Katedralskolan, Skara, Katedralskolan'' (cathedral school), is situated in Skara. The former county of Skaraborg County, Skaraborg was named after a fortress near the town. Geography Skara is located by the European route E20, E20 motorway, about northeast of Gothenburg, in the centre of Västergötland. Across the hills to its east is the somewhat larger town of Skövde, about away. Climate Skara has a humid continental climate, though it is influenced by maritime moderation in spite of its inland position. Its proximity to Kattegat and lake Vänern contributes to summers being slightly cooler than areas to the north-east, and winter temperatures mostly hover around the freezi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hjo Municipality
Hjo Municipality (''Hjo kommun'') is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the stad (Sweden), city of Hjo. The municipality was created in 1971, when the ''City of Hjo'' was amalgamated with a part of the rural municipality Värsås. In 1974 parts of Fröjered and Fågelås were added. Geography Geographically it is situated by the western shore of Vättern, Lake Vättern. The large and fish-rich waters have been the main influence on the industry. The largest stream, rivulet intersecting the municipality from Vättern is the Hjo River. Parts of it have been made a nature reserve. Partly this is due to the salmon (''brown trout, Salmo trutta'') and the Thymallus thymallus, grayling (''Thymallus thymallus'') that occur natural in the rivulet, but have had hard times due to dams. References External links *Hjo Municipality- Official siteThree Wooden Towns - Requires some plugin {{authority control Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
