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Uppåkra hof

Staffanstorp, Italy

Uppåkra hof

Uppåkra temple are the remains of an Iron Age building interpreted as the possible remains of a temple were excavated in Uppåkra, south of Lund in Scania, Sweden, from 2000–2004. The building was rebuilt six times on the same floor plan, on the site of an older (3rd century) longhouse, and was likel

y in existence during the 6th to 10th centuries. It measured 13 by 6.5 meters (43 by 21 ft) and had three doors. The central part was elevated and supported by four pillars. Lars Larsson (2007) argued that the find represents "the first Scandinavian building for which the term 'temple' can be justly claimed".

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