Sjukarby

Sjukarby is a locality in Uppsala County, Svealand. Sjukarby is situated nearby to the hamlet Stenby, as well as near Hovgården.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Uppland Runic Inscription 11 and Adelsö Church.

Uppland Runic Inscription 11

Runestone

Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0.

U 11 is the Rundata designation for a runestone that is located near the ruins of the old king's dwelling at Alsnö hus near Hovgården on the island of Adelsö in Sweden.

Adelsö Church is a church located on the Lake Mälaren island of Adelsö, in Ekerö Municipality in central eastern Sweden. The Romanesque church, itself founded in the 12th century, is located next to Hovgården, an excavation site and a World Heritage Site dating back to before the Viking Age.

Uppland Runic Inscription 1

Runestone

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

Uppland Runic Inscription 1 is a runestone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hovgården and Lundkulla.

Hovgården

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Hovgården is an archaeological site on the Lake Mälaren island of Adelsö in Ekerö Municipality in central-eastern Sweden. During the Viking Age, the centre of the prospering Mälaren Valley was the settlement Birka, founded in the mid-8th century and abandoned in the late 10th century and located on the island Björkö just south of Adelsö.