Hovgårdsfjärden
Hovgårdsfjärden is in Stockholm County, Svealand. Hovgårdsfjärden is situated nearby to the hamlet Skogalund, as well as near Ekeby tomtområde.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Birka and Björkö.
Birka
Archaeological site
Birka, on the island of Björkö in present-day Sweden, was an important Viking Age trading center which handled goods from Scandinavia as well as many parts of Continental Europe and the Orient.
Björkö
Island
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. Uppland Runic Inscription 11 is situated 3 km northwest of Hovgårdsfjärden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ekeby and Lindby.
Ekeby
Village
Ekeby, Munsö socken is a village in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, southeastern Sweden.
Lindby
Hamlet
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lindby, Adelsö is a village in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, southeastern Sweden. Lindby is situated 3 km west of Hovgårdsfjärden.
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. Hovgården is situated 3½ km northwest of Hovgårdsfjärden.
Hovgårdsfjärden
- Type: Body of water
- Also known as: “Hovgardsfjarden”
- Location: Stockholm County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.34415° or 59° 20′ 39″ northLongitude
17.58076° or 17° 34′ 51″ eastElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
9FFV8HVJ+M8OpenStreetMap ID
node 2996291054OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterGeoNames ID
2704669
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