Alvastra
Alvastra (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈâlːˌvasːtra] ) ⓘ[1] is a small village in Ödeshög Municipality in eastern Sweden. It is known for being the seat of the Cistercian Alvastra Abbey in the Middle Ages, established in 1143 by French monks.[2] After the Swedish Lutheran reformation in the 1530s, the monastery was demolished, never to be rebuilt.
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Alvastra as it looked in Suecia antiqua et hodierna, around 1700.
The Alvastra monastery ruin is today well preserved and popular place to visit.
See also
References
- Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 4.
- "Alvastra klosterruin". Visitostergotland.se. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
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