Gåsholm

Gåsholm is an islet in Adelsö socken, Adelsö-Munsö, Stockholm County. Gåsholm is situated nearby to the hamlet Lindby, as well as near Skogalund.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Birka and The Birka museum.

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.

The Birka museum

Museum

Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ansgar monument (Björkö)

Peak

Photo: Nordelch, CC BY 2.5.

Ansgar monument (Björkö) is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lindby and Mälby.

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 2½ km north of Gåsholm.

Mälby

Hamlet

Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mälby is a village in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, southeastern Sweden. Mälby is situated 3 km north of Gåsholm.

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 4½ km north of Gåsholm.

Gåsholm

Type: Islet
Also known as: “Gasholm” and “Gåsholmen”
Categories: locality and landform
Location: Adelsö socken, Adelsö-Munsö, Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.32016° or 59° 19′ 13″ north

Longitude

17.52726° or 17° 31′ 38″ east

Elevation

12 metres (39 feet)

Open location code

9FFV8GCG+3W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 3410717

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

2712563

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