Skara
One of Sweden's oldest cities, Skara is a little town in Västergötland with a long ecclesiastical and educational history — it serves as the seat of the Skara diocese and is home to Katedralskolan, one of the country's oldest cathedral schools. The former county of Skaraborg took its name from a fortress near the town. A compact central core holds cafés and restaurants, and the town has enough independent traveller interest to warrant its own Wikivoyage entry.
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- Population11,437
- Nearest water from center 0.2 km0.1 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 16 km10 mi
Nearest airports
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Skara: quick answers
Where is Skara?
Skara is in Sweden, about 68 km42 miles in a straight line from Trollhättan.
How do you get to Skara?
The nearest airport is Lidköping (LDK), about 19 min away by road. The nearest train station is Hova, about 1 hr 6 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Skara?
The warmest month is July, averaging 17°C63°F across day and night; the coolest is February, at -1°C30°F. The wettest month is July, with about 91 mm3.6 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Skara?
OpenStreetMap lists 4 museums, 5 restaurants, 2 cafés and 5 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.