Lödöse

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Lödöse is a historic Swedish town that was one of the country’s earliest and most important medieval trading centers, located in the province of Västergötland.

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Lödöse canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former city
historic town
locality in Sweden
category Former populated places in Sweden
Medieval cities in Sweden
Populated places in Västra Götaland County
country Sweden
declinedAfter foundation of Gothenburg
distanceTo approximately 15 km south of Trollhättan
approximately 40 km north of Gothenburg
flourishedInPeriod Middle Ages
formerName Gamla Lödöse
grantedTownRightsInCentury 12th century
hadTradingConnectionsWith Denmark
Hanseatic League cities
Northern Europe
Norway
hasArchaeologicalSite Lödöse archaeological area
hasCoordinateLatitude approximately 58.066
hasCoordinateLongitude approximately 12.133
hasHeritageStatus important medieval trading center
hasMuseum Lödöse Museum
hasRailwayStation Lödöse Södra station
hasTransportConnection E45 road
historicalProvince Västergötland
knownFor medieval church remains
medieval street system remains
rich medieval archaeological remains
language Swedish
locatedIn Västergötland
Västra Götaland County
locatedNear Lilla Edet
locatedOnRiver Göta älv
museumFocus archaeological finds
medieval history
partOf Lilla Edet Municipality
postalCodeRegion 463 xx
preceded Gothenburg as major west-coast trading port
railwayLine Norway/Vänern Line
region Götaland
servedAs early port for western Sweden
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST
was one of Sweden’s earliest medieval towns
one of Sweden’s most important medieval trading centers

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Västergötland containsTown Lödöse
Lilla Edet Municipality containsLocality Lödöse
subject linked to: Lilla Edet municipality
Lilla Edet Municipality hasHistoricalTown Lödöse
subject linked to: Lilla Edet municipality