Discover 9 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Motala (Sweden). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Motala Motor Museum, Motala Kyrka, and Övralid. Also, be sure to include Charlottenborg manor house in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Motala (Östergötland).
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Motala Motor Museum
Also known as: Motala Motormuseum
Museum in Motala, Sweden. Motala Motor Museum is a museum in Motala harbour, Sweden. The museum opened in 1995 and could be described as a "nostalgic museum". Over 200 vehicles; cars, mopeds, bicycles and 300 radios and TVs are displayed.[1]
Address: Hamnen Platensgatan 2, 591 35 Motala
Motala Kyrka
Also known as: Motala kyrka
Church in Motala, Sweden. Motala Church is situated in central Motala, in the province of Östergötland, Sweden. The oldest parts of the church were built in the 13th century. The present church was built 1772-1774. The tower was added in 1844.
Engineer Daniel Fraser is buried outside the church.[2]
Övralid
Manor house in Sweden. Övralid is a manor house located north of Motala in Östergötland County, Sweden.[3]
Address: ÖVRA LID 1, 591 97 Motala
Charlottenborg manor house
Also known as: Charlottenborgs slott
Museum in Motala, Sweden. Charlottenborg is a manor house in Motala on the shores of Motala ström in Östergötland county, Sweden.
The manor was built in the mid 17th century by count Ludvig Wierich Lewenhaupt (1622-1668) and named in honour of his wife, Charlotte von Hohenlohe-Neuenstein (1626-1666). Charlottenborg was the former residence of both General Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt (1659–1719) and engineer Daniel Fraser (1787-1849). The mid-seventeenth-century house that is shown in an engraving in the topography Suecia antiqua et hodierna by Erik Dahlberg (1625–1703) was rebuilt in more modern fashion in the eighteenth century.
Since 1959, the manor has been owned by Motala Municipality. Today Charlottenborg houses the Motala Museum, with exhibitions on local history. The museum also exhibits art from the 17th century to the 20th century. Among the artists represented are works by Bruno Liljefors (1860–1939) and Johan Krouthén (1858–1932).[4]
Vätternakvariet
Aquarium, Museum, Park, Zoo
Address: 3 Platensgatan, 591 35 Motala
Sveriges rundradiomuseum
Museum
Address: Radiovägen 1, Motala
Motala longwave transmitter
Also known as: Motala långvåg
Museum in Sweden. The Motala longwave transmitter is a longwave broadcasting station, established in 1927 in Motala, Sweden. Its aerial is of the T-type spun between two free standing steel framework towers, which still exist today. The transmitter was in service until 1962, when the new Orlunda longwave transmitter went in service. In 1991 Sveriges Radio AB shut down the Orlunda longwave transmitter. Since 1977, the Swedish Broadcasting Museum is co-located at the Motala longwave transmitter building, from which sometimes transmissions with low power in the longwave range take place. These transmissions may not be received well from abroad.[5]
Charlottenborgs slott
Museum
Address: Strandvägen 71, Motala
Konstgalleri Vättern
Museum
Address: Urban Hjärnes väg 7, Motala