Skee Kyrka

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2YWJ1YA Picturesque view of Skee kyrka, a 12th century church and cemetery in the village of Skee, near Stromstad in Bohuslan, Vastra Gotalands lan, Sweden. 2YWJ1YA churchyard, church, scenery, village, landmark, architecture, culture, Scandinavia, Stromstad, Sweden, Skee, Bohuslan, Vastra, Gotalands, lan, Knutimage, cemetery, sacred, building, village, church, place, of, worship, religion, Christianity, faith, superstition, building, monument, sight, country, picturesque, peaceful, summer, travel, tourism, tombs, burial, site, Northern, Europe, Nordic, structure, cultural, heritage, mystical, parish, medieval, gothic, 12th, century, century, romanesque, listed, edifice, sightseeing **RIGHTS RESERVED** Uploaded for use on the LP app Picturesque view of Skee kyrka, a 12th century church and cemetery in the village of Skee, near Strömstad in Bohuslän, Västra Götalands län, Sweden.

Open by appointment only (contact the tourist office), the Romanesque stone Skee Kyrka is about 6km east of Strömstad and has a 10th-century nave. There’s also a painted wooden ceiling and an unusual 17th-century reredos with 24 sculptured figures. Nearby lie Iron Age graves, a curious bell tower and a mid-Neolithic passage tomb (c 3000 BC).

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