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Husaby, near Kinnekulle
Kinnekulle

Kinnekulle is a hill or ridge in the province of V?sterg?tland, Sweden, It is located on the eastern shore of lake V?nern. Its highest point is 306 metres above sea level....
, is a village belonging to Götene municipality
Götene Municipality

G?tene Municipality is a municipalities of Sweden in V?stra G?taland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of G?tene.When the first Swedish local government acts went into force in 1863, 20 rural municipal entities were created in the area....
 in the province of Västergötland
Västergötland

is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden , situated in the southwest of Sweden. In older English literature one may also encounter the Latin language version Westrogothia....
, Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
. It is most known for the old stone church Husaby Church.






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Husaby, near Kinnekulle
Kinnekulle

Kinnekulle is a hill or ridge in the province of V?sterg?tland, Sweden, It is located on the eastern shore of lake V?nern. Its highest point is 306 metres above sea level....
, is a village belonging to Götene municipality
Götene Municipality

G?tene Municipality is a municipalities of Sweden in V?stra G?taland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of G?tene.When the first Swedish local government acts went into force in 1863, 20 rural municipal entities were created in the area....
 in the province of Västergötland
Västergötland

is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden , situated in the southwest of Sweden. In older English literature one may also encounter the Latin language version Westrogothia....
, Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
. It is most known for the old stone church Husaby Church. Olof Skötkonung
Olof of Sweden

Olof Sk?tkonung was the son of Eric the Victorious and Sigrid the Haughty. He was born around 980 and he succeeded his father in 995. One of many explanations to his Swedish name Sk?tkonung is that it means "tributary king" and one scholar speculates about a tributary relationship to the Danish king Sweyn Forkbeard, who was his stepfat...
, the first Christian king of Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
, is rumoured to have allowed himself to be baptised at a well by the church in 1008.

Architecturally, it is remarkable for its steep walls and high towers, arguably the only Romanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture

Romanesque architecture is the term that is used to describe the architecture of Middle Ages Europe which evolved into the Gothic architecture style beginning in the 12th century....
 in Sweden of that kind.

The church belonged to a network of royal estates called Uppsala öd
Uppsala öd

Uppsala ?d, Old Norse: Uppsala au?r or Uppsala ??r was the name given to the collection of estates which was the property of the Swedish Crown in medieval Sweden....
.

See also

  • Husby
    Husby

    Husby is the name of many Swedish farms and villages. Originally, they formed a network of royal estates, called Uppsala ?d, that were the property of the Swedish king....


External links

  • From Nordisk familjebok
    Nordisk familjebok

    Nordisk familjebok is a Swedish language encyclopedia, published between 1876 and 1957.The first edition was published in 20 volumes between 1876 and 1899....
     (1909)
  • — from Contemporary terms for central places in prehistoric and medieval Scandinavia