Orkesta
Orkesta was a parish with 1103 inhabitants, located in Vallentuna Municipality, Stockholm County in Sweden. The Orkesta Runestones were discovered in a local Church.
- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of 35 metres (115 feet)
- Description: Swedish parish
- Also known as“Orkesta parish”“Orkestaby”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Orkesta Church and Granby Runestone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lindholmen and Johannesudd.
Johannesudd
Village
Johannesudd is a locality situated in Vallentuna Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. Johannesudd is situated 7 km southwest of Orkesta.
Karby
Village
Photo: Ulkl, Public domain.Orkesta
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Latitude
59.60443° or 59° 36′ 16″ north
Longitude
18.11062° or 18° 6′ 38″ east
Open location code
9FFWJ436+Q6
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OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Swedish—“Orkesta” goes by many names.
- Irish: “paróiste Orkesta”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Orkesta församling”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Orkesta församling”
- Slovenian: “Orkesta församling”
- Slovenian: “Župnija Orkesta”
- Swedish: “Orkesta församling”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ättebacke and Finnvid Storgård.
Stockholm County: Highlights
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