Sights in Örebro
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Slottet
The magnificent Slottet now serves as the county governor’s headquarters. While the castle was originally constructed in the late 13th century, most of what you see today is from 300 years later. The outside is far more dramatic than the interior (where the castle’s conference business is all too evident). Parts of the interior are open for exhibits, but to really explore you’ll need to take a tour; there’s a historical one at 4.30pm (in Swedish or English, depending on numbers) or ‘Secrets of the Vasa Fortress’ at 2.30pm (in English), which is a slightly toe-curling piece of costumed clowning around. Book either one through the tourist office. The northwest tower holds a…
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St Nikolai Kyrka
The 13th-century church St Nikolai Kyrka has some historical interest: it’s where Jean Baptiste Bernadotte (Napoleon’s marshal) was chosen to take the Swedish throne. Just opposite, on Drottninggatan, is Rådhuset (town hall); if you’re around at the right time, stop to hear the chimes (12.05pm & 6.05pm year-round, plus 9pm Jun-Sep), when sculptures representing the city’s past, present and future come wheeling out of a high arched window.
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Wadköping Museum Village
The Wadköping Museum Village contains craft workshops, a bakery and period buildings - including Kungsstugan (the King's Lodgings, a medieval house with 16th-century ceiling paintings) and Cajsa Warg's house (home of an 18th-century celebrity chef). You can wander round the village at any time, but the shops, café, exhibitions and museums are closed out of hours.
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Svampen
The first of Sweden’s modern ‘mushroom’ water towers, Svampen was built in 1958 and now functions as a lookout tower. There are good views of lake Hjälmaren and a cafe at the top (daily specials Skr95). Take bus 11.
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Biologiska Museet
Many Swedish schools once had private natural history collections, but most were binned in the 1960s. Örebro’s Biologiska Museet, in Karolinska Skolan, is a survivor, and is worth a glance for its tier upon tier of stuffed birds.
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Stadsträdgården
Örebro is blessed with the Stadsträdgården, voted Sweden's most beautiful park and great for kids. It stretches alongside the Svartån (the Black River) and merges into the excellent Wadköping museum village.
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Rådhuset
if you're around at the right time, stop to hear the chimes at Rådhuset, when sculptures representing the city's past, present and future come wheeling out of a high arched window.
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Länsmuseum & Konsthall
The Länsmuseum & Konsthall has temporary exhibits, a permanent collection of artwork grouped by theme, and historical displays about the region (mostly in Swedish).
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Slottet History Exhibition
Inside the Slottet, you are allowed unaccompanied into the northwest tower, where there's a small history exhibition.
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