Lilla Stenby

Lilla Stenby is a locality situated in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 244 inhabitants in 2010.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Uppland Runic Inscription 11 and Väsby hage Nature Reserve.

Uppland Runic Inscription 11

Runestone

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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. Uppland Runic Inscription 11 is situated 3 km south of Lilla Stenby.

Väsby hage Nature Reserve

Nature reserve

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Väsby hage Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Stockholm County in Sweden. The nature reserve lies on Munsö, not far from Munsö Church, and consists of an area of old cultural landscape with meadows, patches of forest and groves.

Adelsö Church

Church

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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. Adelsö Church is situated 3 km south of Lilla Stenby.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lundkulla and Hovgården.

Lundkulla

Hamlet

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Lundkulla is a village in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, southeastern Sweden. Lundkulla is situated 2½ km south of Lilla Stenby.

Hovgården

Hamlet

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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. Hovgården is situated 3 km south of Lilla Stenby.