Skara

Skara is a locality and the seat of Skara Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 11,475 inhabitants in 2023. Despite its small size, it is one of the oldest cities in Sweden, and has a long educational and ecclesiastical history. One of Sweden's oldest high schools, Katedralskolan (cathedral school), is situated in Skara. The former county of Skaraborg was named after a fortress near the town.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Skara
Settlement.image_skyline: Skara centrum.jpeg
Settlement.image_caption: Skara Cathedral
Settlement.image_shield: Skara vapen.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Västra Götaland#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Skara Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Västra Götaland County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Västergötland
Settlement.established_date3: 988
Settlement.established_title3: Charter
Settlement.area_total_km2: 8.4
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2024
Settlement.population_total: 11 475

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Skara
Population: 11475
Area: 840
Image: Skara centrum.jpeg

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Geography
Climate
History
Middle ages
Education
Culture and attractions
Sport
Sister cities
See also
References
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==Geography== Skara is located by the E20 motorway, about northeast of Gothenburg, in the centre of Västergötland. Across the hills to its east is the somewhat larger town of Skövde, about away.