Älgön
Älgön is an island in Stockholm County, Svealand. Älgön is situated nearby to the neighborhood Björnnässtrand, as well as near the hamlet Stensättra tomtområde.Places of Interest
Highlights include Taxinge-Näsby Castle and Taxinge Church.
Taxinge-Näsby Castle
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Taxinge-Näsby Castle is a stately home in Stockholm County, Sweden. Located near Mariefred, the castle was designed by architect Carl Christoffer Gjörwell, and was built between 1807 and 1813.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Finkarby and Sandviken.
Finkarby
Village
Finkarby is a locality situated in Nykvarn Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 214 inhabitants in 2010.
Sandviken
Village
Photo: Nordelch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sandviken is a locality situated in Södertälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 338 inhabitants in 2010. Sandviken is situated 8 km east of Älgön.
Strängnäs and Mariefred
Photo: Allie Caulfield, CC BY 2.0.
Mariefred is a locality situated in Strängnäs Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 7,121 inhabitants in 2023. The name is derived from that of the former Carthusian monastery in the city, Mariefred Charterhouse, and means "Peace of Mary".
Älgön
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Algon”
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Stockholm County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.25912° or 59° 15′ 33″ northLongitude
17.36764° or 17° 22′ 4″ eastElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
9FFV7959+J3OpenStreetMap ID
way 3412767OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Älgön” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Älgön (pulo sa Suwesya, Stockholm)”
- Cebuano: “Älgön”
- Danish: “Älgön”
- French: “Älgön”
- Swedish: “Älgön”
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Localities in the Area
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