Skara (pop. 10,700) is a city in Västergötland, Sweden, an episcopal see and the seat of Skara Municipality, Västra Götaland County. Despite its size, it has a long educational and ecclesiastical history. One of Sweden's oldest high schools, Katedralskolan, is situated in Skara. Geography Skara is located by the E20 motorway, about 150 kilometers north of Gothenburg, in the centre of Västergötland. The name Skara comes from Skåra or Skarv, which means score. It is believed to refer to the terrain. History Skara was, according to local legend, founded in AD 988, making it one of the oldest cities of Sweden. At this time it was one of only two cities in what was to become Västergötland, the other being Lödöse, and Skara was the location for the regional assembly, the Thing of all Geats. With the Christianization of Sweden Skara in 1050 AD became the seat for the bis

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