Almarestäket

Almarestäket is a hamlet in Kungsängen socken, Kungsängen-Västra Ryd, Stockholm County. Almarestäket is situated nearby to the neighborhood Kolarängen, as well as near the hamlet Bolinder strand.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Almarestäket’s castle and Stäketskogen Nature Reserve.

Almarestäket’s castle

Castle

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Almarestäket's castle is a medieval castle ruin in Upplands-Bro municipality in Stockholm County. The complex is named after Eric IX of Sweden and was once one of Sweden's strongest and most famous castles, located at the important choke point of Almarestäket, a strait at the inlet to Lake Mälaren.

Stäketskogen Nature Reserve

Nature reserve

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

Stäketskogen Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Upplands-Bro Municipality, Stockholm County in Sweden. The nature reserve has been created to protect an area of old-growth mixed coniferous forest.

Bonäs, outdoor gym

Outdoor gym

Photo: Salgo60, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sylta and Brunna.

Sylta

Village

Sylta is a village situated in Upplands-Bro Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 763 inhabitants in 2005. Sylta is situated 3½ km west of Almarestäket.

Brunna

Suburb

Brunna is a locality and a suburb of Metropolitan Stockholm situated in Upplands-Bro Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 3,925 inhabitants in 2010. Brunna is situated 4 km northwest of Almarestäket.