Draknäsviken
Draknäsviken is a cove in Stockholm County, Svealand. Draknäsviken is situated nearby to the village Ekeby, as well as near Söderby.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Uppland Runic Inscription 11 and Blue Lagoon.
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 west of Draknäsviken.
Blue Lagoon
Lake
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Blue Lagoon or Husbygropen is an artificial lake just beside Mälaren in the island of Munsön in Ekerö municipality, Stockholm County. The lake is a decommissioned and finished gravel pit.
Uppland Runic Inscription 13
Runestone
Photo: Cattie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
This runestone, listed as U 13 in Rundata, crowns the barrow of Björn Ironside in Uppland, Sweden. The stone is a fragment; broken pieces of the stone lie next to it. Uppland Runic Inscription 13 is situated 2½ km east of Draknäsviken.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ekeby and Hovgården.
Ekeby
Village
Ekeby, Munsö socken is a village in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, southeastern Sweden.
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 west of Draknäsviken.
Lilla Stenby
Village
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lilla Stenby is a locality situated in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 244 inhabitants in 2010. Lilla Stenby is situated 4 km northwest of Draknäsviken.
Draknäsviken
- Type: Cove
- Also known as: “Draknasviken”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Stockholm County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.36667° or 59° 22′ northLongitude
17.58333° or 17° 35′ eastElevation
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
9FFV9H8M+M8GeoNames ID
2717280
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