Velinga Parish () in Tidaholm Municipality, Västra Götaland County, is a rural parish in a sparsely populated rural area of 17.8 mi2 (46.11 km2) in Sweden.[ a b ] Sjögren, Otto (1933). Sweden, the geographical description, section 4, of the Gothenburg and Bohus county, Älvsborg, Skaraborg, and The county. Stockholm, Sweden: Wahlström & Widstrand. See: 9941
Velinga is notable for its archaeological remains, which include runestones from the Viking Age.Carl-Olof Siljedahl. (2015) "Monuments in the Landscape: A spatial analysis of rune stones in Västergötland during the Late Viking Age and early Medieval period." Lund University, Sweden. Artefacts from the Bronze and Iron Ages have also been found there, most notably at the Lövrudan Archaeological Site, which contains several Bronze and Iron Age stone circles, and cairns, or Bronze Age burial mounds.
The oldest parts of the Romanesque Velinga Church date back to the 1100s, and the medieval Ettaks Church ruins (Ettaks kyrkoruin), which once belonged to a royal estate, were the site of a major archeological excavation in 1970, documented by the Swedish National Heritage Board.
Geography Velinga Parish lies southeast of Tidaholm. Hökensås is to the forested east, with heights that reach 1115 ft. (340 m.) above sea level. The Tidan River, which flows north, rather than south, sits in the largely agricultural west.Svensk Uppslagsbok andra upplagan 1947–1955:
Regional classifications The National Archives of Sweden () document the multiple forms of jurisdiction over the Parish, which have historically included counties, fiefdoms, district courts and courthouses. During the municipal reform of 1862, the Parish's responsibility for ecclesiastical matters was transferred to Velinga Parish, and the Velinga County municipality was formed for civil matters. The county municipality consisted in 1952 of Hökensås County municipality, which in 1974 consisted of Tidaholm municipality. Nowadays, the Parish is part of Västra Götaland County, which was formed in 1998 by the amalgamation of the former counties of Älvsborg, Göteborg och Bohus, and Skaraborg. In 2010, the congregation in Hökensås Parish, which includes Velinga, numbered 245 people.
Gallery
Ettaks Church
Velinga Church
See also Gudhem Abbey Källby Runestones Viking Art
References
External links Countryside Map of Tidaholm Municipality Runestones of Sweden