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Almarestäket

Almarestäket, or Stäket, is a strait at the inlet of in central-eastern Sweden. A between about 1370 and 1517. A place mentioned as by Old Norse author Snorre Sturlasson was once believed to be located here, but is now believed to have been located in , 2 km to the west.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Lake channel
  • Description: Strait in Sweden
  • Also known as: “Staeksundet” and “Stäketsundet”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Almarestäket’s castle and Bonäs, outdoor gym.

Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Almarestäket's castle is a medieval castle ruin in in . The complex is named after Eric IX of Sweden and was once one of Sweden's strongest and most famous castles, located at the important choke point of Almarestäket, a strait at the inlet to .

Outdoor gym
Photo: Salgo60, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nature reserve
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a in , in Sweden. The nature reserve has been created to protect an area of old-growth mixed coniferous forest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sylta and Brunna.

Village
is a village situated in , , with 763 inhabitants in 2005. is situated 4 km west of Almarestäket.

Suburb
is a locality and a suburb of Metropolitan Stockholm situated in , , with 3,925 inhabitants in 2010. is situated 4½ km northwest of Almarestäket.

Hamlet
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km east of Almarestäket.

Almarestäket

Latitude
59.47087° or 59° 28′ 15″ north
Longitude
17.79255° or 17° 47′ 33″ east
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
9FFVFQCV+82
Geo­Names ID
2674622
Wiki­data ID
Q4733698
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Satellite Map

Discover Almarestäket from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Almarestäket” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Stäksundet”
  • Dutch: “Almarestäket”
  • French: “Almarestäket”
  • German: “Almarestäket”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Almarestäket”
  • Swedish: “Almarestäket”
  • Swedish: “Stäket”
  • Swedish: “Stäketsundet”
  • Swedish: “Stäksundet”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Stäkesön and Högnäsudd.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Almarestäket”. Photo: Smiley.toerist, CC BY-SA 4.0.