7 Sights in Halmstad, Sweden (with Map and Images)

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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Halmstad, Sweden! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Halmstad. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.

1. Sankt Nikolai kyrka

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Sankt Nikolai Church, formerly also Halmstad Church, is a church building that since 2016 belongs to Halmstad parish in the Diocese of Gothenburg. It is a three-aisled hall church with an elevated nave and choir aisle and is located in central Halmstad.

Wikipedia: Sankt Nikolai kyrka, Halmstad (SV)

2. Vapnö kyrka

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Vapnö kyrka

Vapnö Church is a church building that since 2006 belongs to the Söndrum-Vapnö parish in the Diocese of Gothenburg. It is located on a hill in Vapnö with a view of Vapnödalen in Halmstad municipality.

Wikipedia: Vapnö kyrka (SV)

3. Europa och tjuren

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Europa and the Bull is a bronze fountain by Carl Milles on Stora torg in Halmstad, Sweden, built in 1926. The motif is taken from Greek mythology and is about when Zeus, in the form of a bull, abducts Princess Europa.

Wikipedia: Europa och Tjuren (SV)

4. Olaus Petri kyrka

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Olaus Petri Church, formerly St. Nikolai Chapel, is a church building in the central area of Halmstad parish in the Diocese of Gothenburg. It is located in the central town of Halmstad municipality. Originally, the name was St. Nikolai Chapel within Halmstad parish, but when the parish was divided in 1962, the name was changed to Olaus Petri Church.

Wikipedia: Olaus Petri kyrka, Halmstad (SV)

5. Sperlingsholms kyrka

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Sperlingsholm Church, formerly Sperlingsholm Chapel, is a church building that has belonged to Halmstad Parish in the Diocese of Gothenburg since 2016. It is located at Sperlingsholm's estate in Övraby parish in Halmstad municipality.

Wikipedia: Sperlingsholms kyrka (SV)

6. Norre Port

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Norre Port, also Norreport, city gate in Halmstad, Halland County, Sweden. Norre Port was completed in 1601 under the Danish king Christian IV. This was part of the city's fortifications, which also included Halmstad Castle and the ramparts you can see remnants of in Norre Katt's park and by Charles XI's road. The gate, which leads to the street called Storgatan, is angled in relation to this, a way to prevent shelling towards the city.

Wikipedia: Norre Port (EN)

7. Vapnö slott

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Vapnö slott

Wapnö Castle is located in Vapnö parish in Halmstad Municipality, Halland, Sweden. The main building houses a restaurant and conference center. The estate comprises 1400 hectares of productive agricultural land and 433 hectares of forest land. The main activity of the estate is milk production and operation of a dairy.

Wikipedia: Wapnö Castle (EN)

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