Nydala kloster

Nydala kloster

Photo: Leif Wirén · Public domain

Year

1143

Type

building

Founded on 6 June 1143 on the northern shore of Lake Rusken in present-day Värnamo kommun, this Cistercian monastery was established the same day as Alvastra kloster. It was set up as a daughter house of Clairvaux by Cistercian monks sent f …

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