Levene kyrka
Vara Municipality · Västra Götaland County
A Romanesque stone church with two towers and a shingle roof, most likely dated to the 13th century. According to tradition built by Håkan Röde, buried in Levene, mentioned in the Västgötalagen list of kings (reigned 1070–1079). The Swedish royal house's "Haga sisters" have been confirmed here. Sweden's tallest runestone, "Levenestenen", stands by the church. Nearby lies Sparlösa with the Sparlösastenen (Sparlösa Stone).
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About the church
Levene kyrka is a church building that has belonged since 2018 to Varabygden parish (formerly Levene parish) in the Diocese of Skara. It lies just west of the locality of Stora Levene in the northern part of Vara Municipality.
The text has been translated from the article Levene kyrka on Swedish Wikipedia and may be used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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