Alvastra Abbey
Alvastra Abbey was a Cistercian monastery located at Alvastra in Östergötland, Sweden. It was founded in the first half of the 12th century by a donation of land from King Sverker I of Sweden to the Cistercian Order. It was dissolved and appropriated by the Crown at the time of the Protestant Reformation in accordance with the Reduction of Gustav I of Sweden.
Alvastra as it looked in Suecia antiqua et hodierna, around 1700
 Ruins of the monastery. | |
  Location within Östergötland | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Cistercians |
| Established | 1143[1] |
| Site | |
| Location | Alvastra, Östergötland County, Sweden |
| Coordinates | 58°17′48″N 14°39′31″E |
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