Odensåker

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Klockarbolet by Odensåker Church

Odensåker ( German  "Odins Acker" ) is an archaeological site in the Swedish municipality of Mariestad . The town of the same name Odensåker is located about 20 kilometers south of Mariestad on Lake Östen in the province of Västra Götalands län and has 256 inhabitants (2006).

Around the local church from the 12th century there are prehistoric grave fields with burial mounds , stone settings , runes and building stones . The remains of the old village ( Klockarbolet ) can be found by Odensåker Church . The oldest preserved wooden houses date from the 17th century.

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Coordinates: 58 ° 33 '13 "  N , 13 ° 53' 0.6"  E