Discover Skedevi: Tisnaren, Nature and History

Skedevi combines the landscape around Lake Tisnaren with striking traces of the past and special insights into the local cultural environment. Skedevi Church stands on the shore of Lake Tisnaren, while the nearby Prästängsudden nature reserve awaits visitors. There is also a hillfort, a burial ground, a historic stone setting and events organized by the Skedevi Hembygdsförening local heritage association. For families who want to combine nature and history on one trip, this creates a range of opportunities for varied days.

By Lake Tisnaren: Church and Nature Reserve

Skedevi Church stands on the shore of Lake Tisnaren. If you would first like to get a visual impression, you can take the available online tour of the church. This makes it possible to include this part of Skedevi in your travel planning regardless of which focus you choose for your stay.

Northeast of Skedevi Church, the Prästängsudden nature reserve is located nearby. It lies on Lake Tisnaren and includes one of the largest contiguous broadleaf forests in northern Östergötland. The way of getting there is an important planning consideration: Prästängsudden is best reached by boat from Lake Tisnaren. If you are looking for accommodation in Skedevi, you should take this special access route into account when planning your day.

Historic Traces with Concrete Dimensions

Vallerängs domarring makes history visible in an unusually tangible form. The stone setting has a diameter of about 12 metres and consists of twelve large stones that are approximately 90 centimetres high. The clear measurements make it easier to imagine the site before your visit, without reducing it to a mere year or an abstract historical classification.

The Kalehäll hillfort also has some surviving remains. The hillfort offers a view across Lake Tisnaren. Another historical point of reference is the Husby burial ground, with thirteen round stone settings and two round burial mounds. In addition, the Skedevi cultural environment encompasses an agricultural landscape with a parish centre and village settlement areas. These demonstrate continuity of settlement and land use dating back to prehistoric times.

Local Insights and Special Dates

The Skedevi Hembygdsförening local heritage association holds an annual summer café on Sunday afternoons in July. On this occasion, visitors can view collected objects. The association also organizes guided tours of the heritage homestead on request. Such offerings give your stay a local, tangible dimension and complement the landscape and historical experiences with an insight into the work of the local heritage association.

Skedevi as a Starting Point for Planning Your Trip

When looking for a holiday apartment or holiday home in Skedevi, it is worth first deciding what kind of days you want. You can then choose an accommodation base according to whether nature, the landscape, history or local events are to be the focus of your stay.

If you would like to continue your search beyond Skedevi, you can find more places under Grytgöl, Finspång, Risinge, Regna, Rejmyre, Ljusfallshammar and Hällestad.

Back to the higher-level travel overview: Finspång.