Örebro län · 59.3° N
Örebro
In Swedish
Örebro lies in the middle of Sweden, on the Svartån river and close to Lake Hjälmaren. It is a university city with a stone castle in the middle of the river and the Kilsbergen ridge nearby when you want to head into the forest.
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Things to do in Örebro
Örebro Castle
The castle was built on an islet in the Svartån in the late 13th century and enlarged by Gustav Vasa in the 1560s. It stands right in the centre.
Wadköping
On the banks of the Svartån, Wadköping gathers wooden houses from the 18th and 19th centuries, with museums and craft workshops. It works as an open-air museum of the old wooden town.
Up the Svampen
The mushroom-shaped water tower is 58 metres tall and opened in 1958. At the top there is a café with a viewing terrace, and similar towers stand in Kuwait.
Birdwatching at Oset
The Oset and Rynningeviken nature reserve lies where the Svartån flows into Hjälmaren. It is a Ramsar site and a good spot for birdwatching.
When to go
Best timeMay to September
Good weather is best for Wadköping, the castle grounds and walks at Oset. In autumn the action moves indoors, with music, dance, theatre and stand-up.
The light of the year The longest and the shortest day of the year here.
- 21 June
- 18 h 37 min
- 21 December
- 6 h 06 min
From Santiago
- As the crow flies
- 12,900 km
- Time difference today
- 4 hours ahead of Chile
- County
- Örebro län
The city
- Population
- 160,140 (municipality, SCB 2024)
- Known for
- Örebro Castle, built on an islet in the Svartån in the late 13th century.
- To study
- Örebro universitet