Skövde - Town

With a single exception (Peter Helen's little house in Kyrkogatan, now used for exhibitions) the buildings of Skövde all date from after a great fire which wrought havoc in 1759. The Art Gallery and Theater in the Oden House of Culture (a building of architectural interest) offer a varied cultural program. The old 18th century Town Hall is now occupied by the Municipal Museum. St Helen's Church (13th C.; altered 1888), in the main square, was formerly a popular place of pilgrimage where a local St Helen was venerated.