Sweden
Norrland
Jämtland County

Frösön

Frösön is the largest island in the lake , Jämtland, Sweden. Part of the city is located on the island. During most of recorded history Frösön was the regional centre of Jämtland, and it is the location of the , the northernmost runestone in the world.
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Photo: Guntershausen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Åre Östersund Airport and Frösö Church.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
, previously known as Östersund–Frösön Airport is located about 11 km west of , and 94 km east of , Sweden. The airport opened in 1958.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Lake
Photo: Jonny Hansson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Östersund and Knytta.

Photo: Andreaze, Public domain.
is the seat of in in . It was founded in 1786, as the only Swedish city founded during the 18th century.

Hamlet
Photo: Jonny Hansson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet.

Frösön

Latitude
63.19305° or 63° 11′ 35″ north
Longitude
14.52856° or 14° 31′ 43″ east
Elevation
350 metres (1,148 feet)
Open location code
9FMP5GVH+6C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4767117
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2713570
Wiki­data ID
Q1004189
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Frösön” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Frösön”
  • Catalan: “Frösön”
  • Cebuano: “Frösön (pulo sa Suwesya, Jämtlands län)”
  • Cebuano: “Frösön”
  • Chinese: “弗勒瑟岛”
  • Chinese: “福洛色島”
  • Danish: “Frösön”
  • Danish: “Frøsøn”
  • Dutch: “Frösön”
  • Estonian: “Frösön”
  • Finnish: “Frösön”
  • French: “Froson”
  • French: “Frösön”
  • German: “Frösö”
  • German: “Frösön”
  • Hungarian: “Frösön”
  • Irish: “Frösön”
  • Italian: “Frösön”
  • Japanese: “フレースエー”
  • Ladin: “Frösön”
  • Macedonian: “Фресен”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Frösön”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Frøsøn”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Frösön”
  • Norwegian: “Frösön”
  • Norwegian: “Frøsøn”
  • Polish: “Frösön”
  • Portuguese: “Frösön”
  • Russian: “Фросен”
  • Slovenian: “Frösön”
  • Spanish: “Frösön”
  • Swedish: “Alpbacken”
  • Swedish: “Frös ö”
  • Swedish: “Frösön (olika betydelser)”
  • Swedish: “Frösön”
  • Swedish: “Östberget”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Östersund-Frösö Ridcenter and Arnljotlägden.

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