Varnhem

Varnhem is a locality situated in Skara Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 707 inhabitants in 2010.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Varnhem
Settlement.image_skyline: Varnhem innan munkarna kom, den 13 juni 2007, bild 7.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: The stone foundation of the old church of Varnhem, dated 1040 or earlier
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.area_total_km2: 0.80
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2010
Settlement.population_total: 707
Settlement.population_density_km2: 889
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: village
Official name: Varnhem
Country: Sweden
Located in: Skara Municipality
Population: 700
Area: 72
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Image: Varnhem Klosterkirche.jpg

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The Varnhem humerus
Notable people
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Varnhem is a locality situated in Skara Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 707 inhabitants in 2010.

Varnhem is the location of the oldest known stone church in Sweden outside of Scania (which is attributed to Dalby Church), erected in the 1040s at the latest. It is also the location of a Christian cemetery which was in use during the end of the ninth century.

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