Alvastra Abbey | interesting place, historic ruins

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 interesting place, historic ruins

Alvastra Abbey was a Cistercian monastery located at Alvastra in Östergötland, Sweden. It was founded in the first half of the 12th century by a donation of land from King Sverker I of Sweden to the Cistercian Order. It was dissolved and appropriated by the Crown at the time of the Protestant Reformation.
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Coordinates:   58°17'48"N   14°39'28"E
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