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Location of the province in Sweden
The province Västergötland lies in the Swedish region Götaland.
Regions
places
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Gothenburg Cathedral
- Alingsås
- Borås - with the textile museum
- Falkoping with the ruined monastery of Gudhem
- Gothenburg - the capital of the region
- Lidkoping
- Mariestad
- Skara
- Skovde
- Trollhättan - with the locks
- Vanersborg
Other goals
- The Tiveden National Park is a primeval forest on the border with the northeast.
- Vänern is the third largest lake in Europe and is located in the northeast of the province.
background
In the west the Västergötland goes up to the Kattegat near Gothenburg. In the northwest and northeast, the province borders on the two largest Swedish lakes Vänern and Vättern with the Tiveden forest between.
The Göta älvthat connects the Vänern with the Kattegat is the largest river. It's the limit to Bohuslan.
language
getting there
By plane
The area's international airport is the 1 Landvetter Airport, east of Gothenburg.
By train
The region’s rail hub is Gothenburg.
In the street
Via the E6 from Denmark (south, via the Oresund Bridge) and Norway (north).
By bicycle
On the North Sea Cycle Route from Norway or Denmark.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- Trollhätan locks
- Baroque Läcko Palace
- Skara Cathedral
- Husaby Church
- Textile museum, in Borås.
- In the area around Falköping there are graves from different periods of time.