Adelsön
Adelsön is an island in Stockholm County, Svealand. Adelsön is situated nearby to the village Lilla Stenby, as well as near the hamlet Tofta.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Uppland Runic Inscription 11 and Väsby hage Nature Reserve.
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 southeast of Adelsön.
Väsby hage Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Väsby hage Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Stockholm County in Sweden. The nature reserve lies on Munsö, not far from Munsö Church, and consists of an area of old cultural landscape with meadows, patches of forest and groves. Väsby hage Nature Reserve is situated 3 km northeast of Adelsön.
Adelsö Church
Church
Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Adelsö Church is a church located on the Lake Mälaren island of Adelsö, in Ekerö Municipality in central eastern Sweden. The Romanesque church, itself founded in the 12th century, is located next to Hovgården, an excavation site and a World Heritage Site dating back to before the Viking Age. Adelsö Church is situated 3 km southeast of Adelsön.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lilla Stenby and Lundkulla.
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.
Lundkulla
Hamlet
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lundkulla 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 3 km southeast of Adelsön.
Adelsön
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Adelson”
- Category: landform
- Location: Stockholm County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.38333° or 59° 23′ northLongitude
17.5° or 17° 30′ eastElevation
45 metres (148 feet)Open location code
9FFV9GM2+82GeoNames ID
2727498
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In Other Languages
“Adelsön” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Adelsön”
- Norwegian: “Adelsøn”
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