Västerhus
Västerhus is a dwelling in Östersund municipality, Jämtland County. Västerhus is situated nearby to the aerodrome Åre Östersund Airport, as well as near the island Frösön.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Dwelling
- Description: settlement in Östersund Municipality,Sweden
- Also known as: “Vasterhus”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Åre Östersund Airport and Frösön.
Åre Östersund Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Åre Östersund Airport, previously known as Östersund–Frösön Airport is located about 11 km west of Östersund, Sweden and 94 km east of Åre, Sweden. The airport opened in 1958.
Frösön
Island
Photo: Guntershausen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Frösön is the largest island in the lake Storsjön, Jämtland, Sweden. Part of the city Östersund is located on the island. During most of recorded history Frösön was the regional centre of Jämtland, and it is the location of the Frösö Runestone, the northernmost in the world. Frösön is situated 3 km east of Västerhus.
Frösö Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Frösö Church is situated 3 km southeast of Västerhus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Östersund and Knytta.
Östersund
Photo: Andreaze, Public domain.
Östersund is the seat of Jämtland County in Norrland in Sweden. It was founded in 1786, as the only Swedish city founded during the 18th century.
Knytta
Hamlet
Photo: Jonny Hansson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Knytta is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km southeast of Västerhus.
Västerhus
- Categories: human settlement, locality, residential building, and building
- Location: Östersund municipality, Jämtland County, Norrland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
63.1981° or 63° 11′ 53″ northLongitude
14.47332° or 14° 28′ 24″ eastElevation
343 metres (1,125 feet)Open location code
9FMP5FXF+68OpenStreetMap ID
node 7457034365OpenStreetMap feature
place=isolated_dwelling
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Västerhus” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Västerhus”
- Dutch: “Västerhus, Östersunds kommun”
- French: “Västerhus”
- Irish: “Västerhus”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Västerhus”
- Swedish: “Västerhus, Östersunds kommun”
- Swedish: “Västerhus”
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