What can you do in Närke - what can you see and experience? There are three beautiful castles such as Örebro Castle, Boo Castle, Stjernsund Castle, the Nordic region's only cookbook museum, Carl-Jan Granqvist and several cosy mansions where you can eat. Several beautiful nature reserves to experience such as Tiveden and Garphyttan National Park or Oset and Rynningeviken Nature Reserve. Stroll around the open-air museum Vadköping, the Nikolai church and the 58 metre high mushroom, experience the playground Gustavsvik. Outside the city you'll find idyllic Brevens Bruk and Askersund. Let's go!
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Things to see and do in Närke
Närke is bordered to the south-west by Västergötland, in the north-west to Värmland, in the north to Västmanland, in the east to Södermanland and in the south-east to Östergötland. Närke is one of the smallest counties in Sweden.
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Wadköping - a living open-air museum in Örebro.
Wadköping is a living open-air museum in Örebro where you can walk around in beautiful historical environments. Here you will find picturesque houses and alleys, craft shops, a restaurant, bakery, café and museum.
Wadköping shows a picture of what Örebro might have looked like in the past. The name of the neighbourhood comes from the book "Markurells i Wadköping", written by the Swedish author Hjalmar Söderberg.
Things to do in Örebro - 10 experiences and attractions
In fact, Örebro has a lot to offer, whether you like culture, history or perhaps nature. Örebro Castle is a landmark, as is the towering Svampen from 1958, which is 58 metres high. Cycle or walk along the Svartån river, walk around the charming city park, check out Nikolai Church and Olaus Petri Church.
Örebro offers beautiful nature such as the Oset and Rynningeviken nature reserve and the nature centre. You also have Bergslagsleden, Garphyttan National Park and Tysslingen with its whooper swans. If you're in Örebro with children, Gustavsvik is a must or the little ones' train around the big island among sheep in the summer.
Boo Castle and Brevens Bruk
Boo Castle is a beautiful terracotta-coloured palace reminiscent of a fairytale castle. Nearby is also Boo Church which has thousands of daffodils and probably the only ones in Sweden. They were brought from Scotland 250 years ago and have been spreading ever since. Not too far from here, you can also visit the beautiful Brevens Bruk and see lots of deer.
Askersund
This is a really nice town that we can recommend. Don't miss the Sager cottage from 1752 that survived the great fire of 1776 in Askersund, seek out the old super charming part of town. Stroll in the harbour and have an ice cream among all the boats or go to the beautiful Stjernsund Castle and preferably on a guided tour that Johan Oxelstierna had built in the 17th century. Don't miss the local community centre and the city park.
Tiveden National Park
This is the top three of the hikes we have done in the past. Really good! Tiveden National Park is mostly located in Västergötland, but Närke also gets to take part in the beautiful nature that extends into the landscape. We chose the entrance Vitsand and here you can both swim and barbecue.
Things to see and do in Närke - facts
- Part of the country: Svealand
- County: Örebro County; Västmanland County; Södermanland County; Östergötland County
- Pin: Diocese of Strängnäs
- City of residence: Örebro
- Biggest lake: Vättern, Sottern
- Largest island: Vinön, the largest island in the Hjälmaren region.
- Highest point: Tomasbodahöjden - 298m above sea level.
- Surface: 4 126 km 2
- Weapons: In a red field, two crossed arrows of gold with silver tips, accompanied at each angle by a silver rose.
- Titular: Counties
- National parks: Tiveden National Park
- Cultural reserve: Karlslunds Herrgård in Örebro municipality and Närke landscape with an urban farm environment (landeri) with a park. Karlslund was built in the 16th century by Duke Karl, Duke of Närke and Södermanland, later Karl IX. Karlslund manor house is a well-preserved central Swedish manor house environment where the buildings, garden, park, etc.
- Sommarro in Örebro municipality in Närke landscape with urban farm environment and park. In Sommarro you can enjoy both beautiful nature and exciting cultural heritage in a leafy landscape.
- Population: 218 780 (2019), 7th largest urban centre in Sweden
- Element: Zinc
- Landscape singing: The dark mountains draw their ring and We love you Närke, our beloved homeland!
- Landscape flower: Goldiva
- Landscape animals: dormouse
- Landscape insect: Reed mosaic dragonfly
- Landscape fish: Benlöja
- Landscape moss: Rose moss
- Landscape bird: Yellow sparrow
- Landscape stone: Dolomite marble
- Star: Nunki
- Constellation: Sagittarius
- Landscape mushrooms: Proud Mountain Quail
- Landscape apples: Sickelsjö wine apple
- Largest centres: Örebro, Askersund, Hallsberg, Kumla and Laxå.
- Largest watercourse: Black River
- Landscape law: Cajsa Warg's Hjälmargös with chanterelles, bacon and chive sauce, Skomakarlåda or Stormaktslåda. More about Swedish food here.
- Most famous sights: Örebro Castle from the 14th century
- The 58 metre high Svampen water tower from 1958 is a nice excursion to make in Närke.
- Fridluftsmuseet Wadköping, which takes its name from Hjalmar Bergman's 1919 novel "Markurells i Wadköping", is a very pleasant experience in Örebro.
- Garphyttan is home to the first and only cookbook museum in the Nordic countries, which opened on 17 March 2000, following collections from the Tore Wretman collection in the House of Meals, which Carl Jan Granqvist is the driving force behind today.
- Famous people: Authors Cajsa Warg and Hjalmar Bergman, pop artist Nina Persson from Cardigans, authors Anders Jakobsson and Sören Olsson with Sune's Summer, Prince Daniel,
- Unnecessary knowledge: In 1985 our King Karl XVI Gustaf visited Arboga and started his speech with "Dear people of Örebro"...Oops!
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