Skövde
Walkable town in central southern Sweden with a café-filled centre, Skövde sits between the country's two largest lakes, Vänern and Vättern, on the eastern slope of the low ridge Billingen. The Western Main Railway arrived in the 1850s and drove a period of rapid industrial growth; today the town serves as a regional hub for Västra Götaland. The surrounding landscape offers views toward the ridge and easy access to the lakelands on either side.
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- Population36,842
- Nearest water from center 0.3 km0.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 11 km6.7 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Skövde: quick answers
Where is Skövde?
Skövde is in Sweden, about 70 km44 miles in a straight line from Jönköping.
How do you get to Skövde?
The nearest airport is Skövde (KVB), about 16 min away by road. The nearest train station is Hova, about 59 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Skövde?
The warmest month is July, averaging 17°C63°F across day and night; the coolest is February, at -1°C29°F. The wettest month is July, with about 91 mm3.6 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Skövde?
OpenStreetMap lists 2 museums, 34 restaurants, 13 cafés and 8 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.