Kinnekulle
table mountain in Sweden
Kinnekulle is a flat-topped mountain in the county of Västergötland, southwestern Sweden, on the eastern shore of lake Vänern. Its highest point is 306 m (1,004 ft) above sea level. The mountain is 14 km (8.7 mi) long and 7 km (4.3 mi) wide at the top.
History
The historic town and church of Husaby are located on the south side of the Kinnekulle. Tradition says that Olof Skötkonung, the first Christian King of Sweden, was baptized here in 1008 at a well located just north of the church. The mountain of Kinnefjellet at Spitsbergen, Svalbard, is named after Kinnekulle.
The Kinnekulle area has been a focal point for archaeological research due to its concentration of Late Neolithic (c. 2200–1700 BCE) and Early Bronze Age (c. 1700–1100 BCE) gallery graves. The mountain's limestone plateau contains at least 20 such graves, although the broader region has yielded relatively few stray finds from these periods.
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