Falbygden

Falbygden is a geographical area, centered at the town of Falköping in Västergötland, in southwestern Sweden, and covered mostly by farmland. Most of the area belongs to Falköping Municipality and the west part of Tidaholm Municipality. In medieval times the area belonged to the hundreds Frökind, Gudhem, Vartofta, and Vilske. It is known for its geology, flora and megalithic culture.

A passage grave in Luttra in Falbygden, Sweden

Neolithic period in Falbygden

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  The Neolithic passage grave Girommen at Ekornavallen, Hornborga parish, Falbygden
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  A passage grave in Vårkumla parish
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  The passage grave Kyrkerör in Falköping
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  1994 archaeological excavation of the passage grave Hjälmarsrör
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  Neolithic thin-butted flint axe, 45.8 cm long, from Segerstad

Iron Age

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  Replica of the Pre Roman Iron Age Gerum Cape found in a bog on the table mountain Gerumsberget, Falbygden
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  Migration Period golden collar from the slopes of the table mountain Ålleberg
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  A Migration Period fibula from Trävattna, western part of Falbygden
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  Golden throat of a Migration Period scabbard from Finnestorp on the western border of Falbygden
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  The Dimbo gravefield is the largest Iron Age necropolis in Västergötland.

Medieval Falbygden

The Falbygden area has many medieval churches, since almost every parish in the area had a Romanesque church built in the late 11th, 12th, or early 13th century.

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  Ruin of the Romanesque rotunda, Agnestad church, just outside Falköping, Falbygden
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  Gökhem Church is a Romanesque church with apse, dated to 1077.
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  Suntak old church, another Romanesque church in Falbygden
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  Romanesque church window in Marka church
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  Romanesque tomb at the medieval church of Kinneved
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  Romanesque grave slab from Kvinnevad church
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  Drawing of Romanesque grave slab from Suntak old church
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  Ruins of Gudhem Abbey
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  Kungslena church
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  Late medieval ceiling paintings from Gökhem Church

Museums in Falbygden

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  Åsle Tå, Falbygden
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  Alphems Arboretum, a garden near Floby in the western part of Falbygden
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  First issue of Falbygden, a periodical for local history, 1927
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  Falbygden Museum in Falköping
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  Reconstructed Bronze Age houses at the Ekehagen prehistoric village in the southern part of Falbygden
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  Dalén Museum in Stenstorp

General sources

• Falbygdens Hembygds- och Fornminnesförening, Falbygden (1927-) periodical.
• Falbygdens museum, Forntid på Falbygden (1995).
• Falbygdens museum, se spåren på Falbygden - ....och tusen år till - fortsätter i landskapet (2000).