St. Olof’s Church, was built in stone during the 12th century but was demolished in 1528. St. Peder’s Church, was of Roman origin but expanded during medieval times and was finally destroyed in the 1560’s during the Nordic Seven Year’s War. Last, but not least, a Dominican monastery, was established in 1243 alongside a hospital church. The modern day St. Peter’s Church is however, only from the mid 1800’s.

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Lödöse city is in the modern municipality of Lilla Edets in Västergötland, West Geatland, next to Göta Älv, Göta River. It is a city with old merchant traditions, which now a days has devoted itself to small industries and service companies.

Gamla Lödöse, Old Lödöse, was during medieval times, one of Sweden’s most important cities, with its population going back to the end of the 11th century. Three churches as well as coin production show its importance as a central region for commercial activities during these times.

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On the site of the former city, excavations have been made, most importantly in between 1916-20 and in the 1960’s. Through these, the chronology, topography and contact of Lödöse have been discovered to an unusual extent. Although today, no remains can be found above ground level.

Today, all finds now remain on display in Lödöse Museum and Statens Historiska Museum in Stockholm, the National Museum of History in Stockholm.

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Nationalencyklopedin
Lödöse Museum

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