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.

The Alvastra monastery ruin is today well preserved and popular place to visit.

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^ 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.

58°17′40″N 14°39′02″E / 58.29444°N 14.65056°E / 58.29444; 14.65056

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[1] Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 4.

[2] "Alvastra klosterruin". Visitostergotland.se. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.

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