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The region separating Lake Vänern from Lake Vättern offers rich pickings for visitors. This is the province of Västergötland. Learn more about the cradle of Sweden.
The Cradle of Sweden Text Tor Kjolberg
The region separating Lake Vänern from Lake Vättern offers rich pickings for visitors. This is the province of Västergötland and the cradle of Sweden. In 1746, the indefatigable Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus said, “Truly no one could ever imagine such splendor as in Västergötland who had not seen it for himself.” Mariestad Heading south along the eastern shore of Vänern, you come to Mariestad, dominated by the spire of the 17thcentury Renaissance-style cathedral, one of the few churches of this period remaining in Sweden. Most Swedes learn in school that the king who first united Svea and Göta tribes, Olof Skötkonung (994-1022),
Feature image (on top): From Lidköping. Photo © Novasol
