Skara: facts

At a glance

• Country: Sweden
• Region: Västra Götaland
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 11,437
• Coordinates: 58.3866° N, 13.4384° E
• Time zone: Europe/Stockholm (UTC+01:00 standard, UTC+02:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Krona (SEK)
• Distance to the capital, Stockholm: 286 km (178 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport (THN): 64 km (40 mi), straight line
• Jönköping Airport (JKG): 79 km (49 mi), straight line
• Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT): 106 km (66 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Goetene: 16 km (10 mi)
• Lidkoeping: 21 km (13 mi)
• Skoevde: 24 km (15 mi)
• Falkoeping: 25 km (15 mi)
• Vara: 31 km (20 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Joenkoeping, 79 km (49 mi)