Discover Urshult

Urshult combines the landscape around Lake Åsnen with a remarkable cultural history and concrete opportunities for days by the water or on various trails. Those looking for a holiday apartment or holiday home can choose between different focuses here, including the lakeshore, local history, orchards and active excursions.

Lakeshore, bathing spots and trails at Lake Åsnen

Urshult Church is located next to Kyrkviken on the southern shore of Lake Åsnen. On the Sydostleden, Urshult marks the southernmost point of Åsnen, the largest lake in Kronoberg County. Åsnen Runt also has a particularly noteworthy route description: almost half of the route runs car-free along former railway embankments.

In the nearby area, Rävabacken has a bathing jetty, changing rooms, toilets, a barbecue area and a sandy beach. Rävabacken is also a bathing spot at Urshult Camping, directly on the shore of Lake Åsnen. Urshult Camping likewise has a bathing spot and offers boat and canoe rentals. When choosing your accommodation base, it may therefore be useful to consider whether you are mainly planning water-based experiences, excursions by land or a combination of both.

Culture and local history

Urshult Church has an extensive interior dating from 1891, created by church painter Ludvig Frid. Next to the church is Sockenstugan Urshult, a local history museum at the western entrance to Urshult. The building served for a century as a school in Urshult and as a meeting hall. Well-preserved church stables also stand next to Sockenstugan Urshult. As a result, the village landscape brings together several different traces of religious, community and school life.

Another special feature is the orchard area around Urshult. Since 2015, it has been designated a cultural environment of national interest. Traditional fruit growing has a longer tradition in Urshult than in many other parts of the country. Traditional orchards can still be found on several farms in the area around Urshult. Those interested in cultural landscapes and regional agriculture will find a distinct focus here alongside the lakeshore.

Active days with clear route details

Urshults elljusspår starts at the Urdavallen sports ground in Urshult. The illuminated training trail is 2.4 km long and consists of two loops: a northern loop of 1.1 km and a southern loop of 1.3 km. The separate distances are helpful when planning your day, especially if you are travelling with different amounts of time or differing activity levels in mind. This allows the trail to be included as a separate item alongside cultural and water-based experiences.

Nationalpark Åsnen can be reached via roads 27 and 29 from Blekinge, as well as via road 120 through Tingsryd, Urshult and Sirkön. These road details provide concrete guidance for planning your journey. When looking for accommodation in Urshult, you can therefore first decide whether the village itself, with its cultural and water-related attractions, should be the main focus or whether you want to use Urshult as a base for exploring other destinations around Lake Åsnen.

Other places for orientation

For further searches within the same broader selection of places, you can also look at Tingsryd, Rävemåla, Väckelsång, Linneryd, Älmeboda, Grönadal and Konga.

Back to the broader travel overview: Tingsryd.