Knytta

Knytta is a hamlet in Östersund municipality, Jämtland County. Knytta is situated nearby to the hamlet Sandviken, as well as near Namn.

Photo: Jonny Hansson, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Hamlet
Description: settlement in Östersund Municipality,Sweden
Postal code: 83293

Places of Interest

Highlights include Östersund Central Station and Fillstabäcken Nature Reserve.

Östersund Central Station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Östersund Central Station or Östersund C is the main railway station serving Östersund, Sweden. It is located on the Middle Line and the Inland Line and is served by SJ, Norrtåg, Snälltåget and Inlandsbanan- Trains leave for Stockholm a couple of times per day and once a day by Inlandsbanan to Gällivare or to Mora. Östersund Central Station is situated 3 km northeast of Knytta.

Fillstabäcken Nature Reserve

Nature reserve

Photo: Jonny Hansson, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fillstabäcken Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Jämtland County in Sweden. It is part of the EU-wide Natura 2000-network. The nature reserve contains Sweden's most extensive area of tufa, formed by a spring that has deposited calcium carbonate here for around 5,000 years. Fillstabäcken Nature Reserve is situated 3 km west of Knytta.

Frösö Runestone

Photo: Lavallen, Public domain.

Frösöstenen is the northernmost raised runestone in Sweden and Jämtland's only runestone. It originally stood at the tip of ferry terminal on the sound between the island of Frösön and Östersund. Frösö Runestone is situated 4 km north of Knytta.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Östersund and Hornsberg.

Östersund

Photo: Andreaze, Public domain.

Östersund is the seat of Jämtland County in Norrland in Sweden. It was founded in 1786, as the only Swedish city founded during the 18th century.

Hornsberg

Suburb

Photo: Njaelkies Lea, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hornsberg is a suburb, which is situated 4 km north of Knytta.

Torvalla

Suburb

Photo: Brunflokyrka, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Torvalla is a city district in southern Östersund, about six kilometres from the city core. The district has a population of around 8000. Torvalla is divided into 3 smaller areas: Fjällmon or Nedre Torvalla, Skogsmon or Övre Torvalla and Ängsmon or Bortre Torvalla. Torvalla is situated 7 km east of Knytta.

Knytta

Categories: human settlement and locality
Location: Östersund municipality, Jämtland County, Norrland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

63.14913° or 63° 8′ 57″ north

Longitude

14.6009° or 14° 36′ 3″ east

Elevation

294 metres (965 feet)

Open location code

9FMP4JX2+J9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2377014913

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2700107

Wikidata ID

Q10546775

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Satellite Map

Discover Knytta from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Knytta” goes by many names.

Danish: “Knytta”
Dutch: “Knytta”
French: “Knytta”
Irish: “Knytta”
Japanese: “クニッタ”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Knytta”
Swedish: “Knytta”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sandviken and Namn.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sandvikens Camping & Stugby and Friskis & Svettis Frösö Strand.

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