Vendelsjön
Vendelsjön is a lake in Uppsala County, Svealand. Vendelsjön is situated nearby to the hamlet Skarp-Ekeby, as well as near Romstarbo.Places of Interest
Highlights include Örbyhus Castle.
Örbyhus Castle
Castle
Photo: Balticman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Örbyhus Castle is a castle in Tierp Municipality, Sweden. It lies some 12 kilometres east of European route E4, approximately halfway between Uppsala and Gävle. Örbyhus Castle is situated 2½ km northeast of Vendelsjön.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Örbyhus and Upplanda.
Örbyhus
Village
Photo: Zejo, Public domain.
Örbyhus is a locality situated in Tierp Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 2,153 inhabitants in 2018. Örbyhus Castle, located a few kilometers from the village, is where king Eric XIV of Sweden was imprisoned until his death from arsenic poisoning on 26 February 1577. Örbyhus is situated 5 km north of Vendelsjön.
Upplanda
Village
Upplanda is a locality situated in Tierp Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 364 inhabitants in 2010. Upplanda is situated 6 km northeast of Vendelsjön.
Tobo
Village
Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tobo is a locality situated in Tierp Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 595 inhabitants in 2018. Tobo is situated 9 km north of Vendelsjön.
Vendelsjön
- Type: Lake
- Also known as: “Vendelsjoen”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Uppsala County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.18021° or 60° 10′ 49″ northLongitude
17.68099° or 17° 40′ 52″ eastElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
9FGV5MJJ+39GeoNames ID
2663371
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Vendelsjön” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Vendelsjön”
- Norwegian: “Vendelsjøn”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Skarp-Ekeby and Romstarbo.
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