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10.07.2020
Stortorget, Karlskrona The Stortorget (Swedish "Large Square") in Karlskron is the largest square in the city. The square is located in the center on the island of Trosso. The square is located at the highest point of the island and is limited to several monumental buildings. The Church of...
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10.07.2020
Naval Museum, Karlskrona Marinmuseum (previously: Shipyard Museum, Varvsmuseum; reserve: Shipyard Museum; translation: Maritime Museum) is a maritime museum located on the island of Stumholmen, in Karlskrona. It is the National Naval Museum of Sweden, dedicated to the naval defense of Sweden and the...
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09.07.2020
Drottningskars kastell Drottningskär Castle is a fortification on the rock Drottningskär (formerly Dynan) on the island of Aspo and the town of Drottningskär at the entrance to Karlskrona. Opposite the bay of Aspö Sound is Fort Kungsholms on the previously named island of Båkholmen....
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09.07.2020
Kungsholms Fort Kungsholms Fort is a military fortification on the Blekinga archipelago, which today belongs to the Swedish fleet. Fort Kungsholms is today the oldest continuously fortified military facility in the world, as it has been manned since the 17th century. Between 1902 and 2000, it is the...
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09.07.2020
The Latin school, Ystad The Latin school is one of the medieval brick buildings of Istad and one of the oldest school buildings in the country. The brick was an expensive building material and was used during the construction of the school, mainly in churches and monasteries, but sometimes for public...
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08.07.2020
Charlotte Berlins Museum Charlotte Josephine Euphrosyne Aurora Constance Berlin, born 1841 in Ystad, died in 1916, was a Swedish entrepreneur. She was the daughter of Councillor Johan Theodor Berlin and Anna Maria Elisabeth Algren. She attended a women's school and worked as a piano teacher. She was...
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08.07.2020
Helsa Farm in Ystad The Ystad is considered the most extensive and best-preserved half-timbered building in the country. One of the best examples is the old Per Hälsa commercial farm, which consists of a whole block of half wood from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. The irregular shape of the...
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08.07.2020
Ystad Art Museum Art Museum Ystad was founded in 1936. The collection is dedicated to art in relation to Skåne and Denmark and stretches from the late 19th century to the present day. When the Art Museum opened in 1936, it looked like a depository museum with works from the National Museum,...
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07.07.2020
St. Mary's Church, Ystad St. Mary's Church, Ystad - A medieval Lutheran church in Ystad, Sweden. It's the main church in the city. The first church on this place was a Romanesque church building in the form of a basilica, built in the 13th century. It was enlarged in Gothic style around 1275, and the...
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07.07.2020
Ystad Abbey Ystad Abbey, sometimes also just Graifriars Abbey, a medieval former monastery in Ystad, Sweden. Together with Wadstena Abbey, it is one of the best preserved medieval monasteries in Sweden. Today it houses the Museum of Cultural History of Ystad. According to a 14th century...
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