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DJÄKNEBERGETThe centre of Västerås starts at the bottom of Djäkneberget, or the other way round - Djäkneberget lies just a couple of hundred meters to the west of the cathedral and Stora Torget - Town Square, which really is the midpoint of Västerås. Today being an oasis in the middle of a city, this hill was in earlier days a popular meeting point for the city's djäknar - of which its name derives. A djäkne was a scholar - in this case a scholar of the college, founded by bishop Rudbeck in 1623, the first one in Sweden. But even today there is one or the other "djäkne", enjoying an evening in spring or summertime on this hill, which is so inviting for romantic meetings or for some philosophical discussions over the rim of a beer-can. If it is the youth, who claims Djäkneberget in the evenings, families are those who enjoy its greenness during daytime. A big part to this popularity is due to the many inscriptions on rocks all over the place, giving your mind a chance to do some work as well as your body, during a stroll in the area. One of the 19th century citizens, Sam Lidman, is responsible for those more than 500 inscriptions in the park. ![]() On top of the hill there is not only a possibility of playing miniature golf, and for the thirsty visitors a restaurant, there is also a grass-covered area, bigger than a soccer-field, where people sunbathe or throw frisbees, but which also can be used as sitting area for an audience at various performances held there. Standing on the rocks, where the hill steeply meets the city, you can have a nice view over the centre, the cathedral's tower just in front of you and as a contrast the glassy facade of Skrapan, "the scraper". ![]()
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