- Varnhem
Varnhem is an locality (pop. 700) in
Skara Municipality ,Västra Götaland County ,Sweden , situated 13 km east ofSkara .Varnhem is the location of the oldest known stone church in Sweden outside of
Scania , erected in the1040s at the latest. It is also the location of aChristian cemetery which was in use during the end of the9th century .The Cistercian Order established
Varnhem Abbey around1150 , not far from the old church. A new abbey church was erected to replace the older church; the abbey church is still in use.It has been more known lately due to being the main laction of "The Knight Templar" trilogy. Arn, the hero of the series also live there.
Birger jarl and his family lie buried in Varnhem.External links
* [http://www.virtualsweden.se/projects/peters/ Fullscreen Virtual Tour by Virtualsweden]
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