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Sights and Attractions in Dalsland:
Historical

Baldersnäs

(20 kilometres south-east at the east side of Laxsjön)

Baldersnäs is an estate with an aura of a romantic mansion. Its history goes as far back as 1540 and it is famous for its beautiful park with rare flowers. Today the main part of the area has been made into a national park.

Visitors have access to the whole area including the park. During the summer there is a cafeteria and a restaurant in the main building. The old port is also open to visitors.

The Dalaborg Ruin (Dalaborgs ruin)

(road 45, approx. 20 km south-south-east of Mellerud)

What today is merely a ruin was in 1304 a castle erected by the two dukes Erik and Valdemar, sons of Magnus Ladulås who was a famous figure in Swedish history. The castle was destroyed 130 years later during the Engelbrekt feud. What remains today is the moat, embankments, a terrace and the cellar of a blockhouse.

Ed

(road 164, 166)

Among several interesting sights in this town is the so called 'Dals-Ed formation', a gravel stratum which is part of the glacier zone in the centre of Sweden and the forts from the military manoeuvres made by Karl XII against Norway in the late 17th century.

The Håvesten burial grounds (Håvestens gravfält)

(road 172, about 1,5 km South of Färgelanda) This burial ground is a remain from the Iron Age and the strangest of them all in Dalsland and most certainly worth seeing. There are 10 large mounds, 3 erected flat rocks and 6 round stone-settings. The view from the Ättekulls mound is inspiring.

The Church of Gesäter (Gesäters kyrka)

(road 172, 15 km south-south-west of Ed)

Medieval art is quite uncommon in Dalsland but the one piece there is, is very interesting. In the Church of Gesäter one can see the Gesäter Madonna, an 80 cm tall wooden work of art. It is dated as far back as to the 13th century.

During the centuries it has been quite badly treated. For some time it was even used as chopping-block. In Gäserud there is also one of the oldest profane buildings in Dalsland, the Gäserud cabin from the 17th century.

The Gäserud Cabin
Phone: 0534 - 230 30

Högsbyn

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(25 km south-south-west of Åmål by Högsby estate in Tisselskog)

Högsby is the most famous ancient monument in Dalsland. It is an area of 6 000 sq. metres with rock carvings from the Bronze Age. There are over 300 amazing carving-areas with pictures of hands, ships etc. The area is a nature reserve of a very beautiful character. During the summer there are daily boat-tours on the canal between Håverud and Högsbyn.

Tisselskog rock-carvings
Phone: 0531 - 431 20

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