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Råshult is a village just north of Älmhult in Kronoberg County, Småland, Sweden. It is notable as the birthplace of the seminal biologist and "father of modern taxonomy ", [ 1 ] Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778).
Råshult invites you to take a trip back in time to the 18th century landscape and gardens that are preserved through the cultural reserve. One of Sweden's most famous people of all time - Carl von Linné - was born here. It was he who divided nature into kingdoms and families.
Sweden’s tenth cultural heritage site, Råshult, invites you on a fantastic journey back to the landscape and gardens of the 18th century. The café, with its KRAV certification, offers organic products.
- The Old Småland in Linnés Råshult
- The Gardens & Buildings in The Culture Reserve
- From Local Museum to Culture Reserve
- Café and Visitor Information
The culture reserve, which is open all year round, covers an area of 42 hectares and includes the old vicarage with its gardens, fields and meadows enclosed by historic wooden fences and outdoor areas stretching all the way to Lake Såganässjön. The reserve is crossed by a number of circular routes that take you on a journey through time in a part o...
The gardens in the immediate vicinity of the former vicarage – in the past every farm was self-sufficient – are also laid out and planted in a historical manner. As was customary at the time, the plots are slightly raised, each about 1.20 metres wide and planted with different old varieties of root and green vegetables in the kitchen garden. In add...
Right in front of the entrance to the culture reserve is the so-called Norregård (North farm), a small historical dwelling house which contains the museum of local history of the local heritage association Hembygdsföreningen Linné. Founded in 1922, the local history association was tenant of the parsonage Råshult from 1927 to 1986. During this time...
Opposite the local history museum is the reception building, which is also furnished in a historical ambience, with a cosy café. The café mainly uses organically produced raw materials and offers homemade cakes, snacks and salads as well as two hot dishes. While the café and the local museum are only open in the summer months, the area of the cultu...
The brochure "Kulturstigarna i Råshult", on sale locally, contains more information about what to see while walking around the reserve. The name Råshult comes from rås , which means a strip of marsh or a valley, and the suffix hult , which means a small wood or clump of trees.
As a visitor to Råshult, you can meet many of our animals. The farm is home to the Öland geese, and the Åsbo hens live at the far end of the barn. Our Värmländ breed of forest sheep and Red Polled cattle are turned out to grass during the summer months. All the animals are Swedish native breeds.
You won't find anywhere else quite like Rashult. The vegetarian lunch is delicious and, as it's a buffet, you can eat until you're full. There is always a variety of salad dishes, dips and cheese, along with a hot dish and soup of the day.
