Orkesta

Orkesta was a parish with 1103 inhabitants, located in , in . The Orkesta Runestones were discovered in a local Church.
Wikipedia
Photo: Berig, CC BY 2.5.
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: Swedish parish
  • Also known as: “Orkesta parish” and “Orkestaby”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Orkesta Church and Granby Runestone.

Church
Photo: Webbgun, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Runestone
Photo: Berig, CC BY 2.5.
The , designated as U 337 under the Rundata catalog, is one of the longest Viking Age runic inscriptions located in , .

Railway stop
Photo: AleWi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway stop.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lindholmen and Johannesudd.

Village
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a locality situated in , , with 860 inhabitants in 2010.

Village
is a locality situated in , , . is situated 7 km southwest of Orkesta.

Village
Photo: Ulkl, Public domain.
is a locality situated in , , . is situated 8 km southeast of Orkesta.

Orkesta

Latitude
59.60443° or 59° 36′ 16″ north
Longitude
18.11062° or 18° 6′ 38″ east
Elevation
35 metres (115 feet)
Open location code
9FFWJ436+Q6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4187221510
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2686590
Wiki­data ID
Q10611574
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Satellite Map

Discover Orkesta from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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”

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