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Map. Website. www.svenskakyrkan.se. The Diocese of Karlstad ( Swedish: Karlstads stift) is a diocese of the Church of Sweden with its episcopal see in the city of Karlstad. It covers most of the provinces Värmland and Dalsland. Its current borders are from 1693.
The Diocese of Karlstad ( Swedish: Karlstads stift) is a diocese of the Church of Sweden, established in 1581. Spanning across the Swedish historical provinces of Dalsland, Närke and Värmland, it uses the Karlstad Cathedral as its seat.
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Diocese of Karlstad. Diocese of Härnösand. Diocese of Luleå. Diocese of Visby. Diocese of Stockholm together with the Royal consistory. See also. References. Web sources. External links. List of dioceses, deaneries and parishes of the Church of Sweden. This is a list of dioceses, deaneries and parishes of Church of Sweden January 1, 2013.
- Sandgrund Lars Lerin
- Värmlands Museum
- Karlstad Cathedral
- Alsters Herrgård
- Brigadmuseum
- Mariebergsskogen
- Östra Bron
- Stadsträdgården
- Stora Torget
- Inner Harbour
Sandsgrund, an iconic former nightspot beside the Klarälven now houses a gallery for one of Sweden’s most treasured artists. Lars Lerin is a celebrity in Sweden, and is famed for his phenomenal watercolour landscapes, which are the star of the show here. He has also made a name for being a restless traveller and there are watercolours, oil painting...
As the county capital, Karlstad is home to the Värmlands Musuem, which uncovers the history and culture of this corner of Sweden. The museum has a reserve of more than 40,000 artefacts, as well as 9,000 artworks and up to a million photographs. At the time of writing in 2017 the historical galleries were temporarily closed. But at any rate the Cyri...
Dating to 1730, Karlstad Cathedral is the seat of the Karlstad Diocese, which spreads across both Värmland and Dalsland. The 65-metre whitewashed tower and its black spire are ever-present on the Karlstad skyline and like the facade the interior walls are completely white. This stems from Enlightenment ideals that the church should be an expression...
A little way east of the city you can stop by the graceful lakeside home of the 19th-century poet Gustaf Fröding. This mansion was an ancestral home, built in the 18th century, and Fröding was born here in 1860. You can tour the house and the outbuildings dotted around the extensive gardens that look out over Lake Vänern. Inside there’s an exhibiti...
Opened in 2013, this museum tells the engrossing story of Sweden’s military organisation and development during the Cold War. The exhibition delves into the period from 1945 to 1991, revealing the military hardware that was rolled out at this time, but also showing everyday life during momentous events like the Vietnam War and fall of the Berlin Wa...
On an inlet of Lake Vänern, south of the centre of Karlstad is a park that is several attractions rolled into one. What awaits you here depends on the season. Summer means music and children’s entertainment at the open-air stage, miniature train rides on the Conrad Höök, a themed “Troll Walk”, swimming in the lake, mini golf and more. When the days...
“East Bridge” in English, this crossing on the Klarälven is one of Karlstad’s most photographed landmarks. At 168 metres and with 12 arches it is Sweden’s longest stone-built bridge, and replaced a succession of wooden crossings that were routinely washed away during the city’s spring floods. The first stone was laid in 1761 and it would take anoth...
For all of Karlstad’s waterside-side greenery, the prettiest place for a picnic in spring and summer is the Stadsträdgården. This English-style park has a circuit of gravel paths bordered by flowerbeds and some 800 different species of trees and shrubs, all well-tended and identified by labels. The Stadsträdgården started life as horticultural scho...
At Stora Torget, Karlstad has one of the largest city squares in Sweden. This was laid out in 1865 following a fire that devastated the city. And the reason for its size was to prevent the spread of future blazes. On the western side of the square is the town hall, designed by the Stockholm architect Ernst Jacobsson when he was still in his 20s and...
When it’s warm and sunny Karlstad’s quaysides and jetties are real joy. You can idle along the rivers and canal where there’s outdoor seating for a host of cafes and restaurants. This is particularly trendy just east of Stadsträdgården, a part of Karlstad that has witnessed a lot of development over the last decade or so. Restaurants here even have...
13 July 1730 (2 July 1730, Old Style) Administration. Diocese. Diocese of Karlstad. Clergy. Bishop (s) Sören Dalevi. Karlstad Cathedral (Swedish: Karlstads domkyrka) is a cathedral in Karlstad, Sweden. [1] The church is located in the middle of Karlstad on Lagberget on Tingvalla island.
Karlstad Cathedral ( Swedish: Karlstads domkyrka) is a cathedral in the town of Karlstad in Sweden. Belonging to Karlstad Cathedral Parish of the Church of Sweden, it serves the Diocese of Karlstad, and was opened on 2 July 1730 (2 July 1730 according to the Old Style).
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