Herrljunga

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Herrljunga
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Herrljunga
Herrljunga
Localization of Västra Götaland in Sweden
State : Sweden
Province  (län): Västra Götalands län
Historical Province (landskap): Västergötland
Municipality  : Herrljunga
Coordinates : 58 ° 5 '  N , 13 ° 2'  E Coordinates: 58 ° 5 '  N , 13 ° 2'  E
SCB code : 4864
Status: Crime scene
Residents : 3982 (December 31, 2015)
Area : 3.79 km²
Population density : 1051 inhabitants / km²
List of perpetrators in Västra Götaland County

Herrljunga is a place in the Swedish province of Västra Götalands län and the historic province of Västergötland . It is located about 35 kilometers northeast of the city of Alingsås and is the capital of the municipality of the same name .

Herrljunga is a railway junction where the Älvsborgsbana crosses the Västra stambana and connects the Gårdsjö – Håkantorp railway to the mainline. The place is also known for the sparkling apple wine produced here , the Herrljunga Cider .

Town center

The Herrljunga Stone Chest , a stone chamber grave from the Neolithic (1800–1500 BC), is located in the new cemetery in Herrljunga. To the west of the village lies the Nycklabacken burial ground .

There are also two rune stones from the Viking Age in Herrljunga .

Web links

Commons : Herrljunga  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b Statistiska centralbyrån : Land area per Tatort, folkmängd and invånare per square kilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2015 (database query)