Husaby, near Kinnekulle

Kinnekulle

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, is a village belonging to Götene municipality

Götene Municipality

Götene Municipality is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Götene....

 in the province of Västergötland

Västergötland

', English exonym: West Gothland, 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 Latinized version Westrogothia....

, Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

. It is most known for the old stone church Husaby Church. Olof Skötkonung, the first Christian king of Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

, 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 an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...

 in Sweden of that kind.

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

Uppsala öd

Uppsala öd, Old Norse: Uppsala auðr or Uppsala øðr was the name given to the collection of estates which was the property of the Swedish Crown in medieval Sweden. Its purpose was to finance the Swedish king, originally the "king of Uppsala", and they supported the king and his retinue while he...

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External links

article Husaby From Nordisk familjebok

Nordisk familjebok

Nordisk familjebok is a Swedish encyclopedia, published between 1876 and 1957.- History :The first edition was published in 20 volumes between 1876 and 1899. The first edition is known as the "Iðunn edition" because of the picture of Iðunn on the cover...

(1909)

• Husaby — from Contemporary terms for central places in prehistoric and medieval Scandinavia