Adelsö Church

Adelsö Church is a church located on the island of , in in central eastern . The Romanesque church, itself founded in the 12th century, is located next to , an excavation site and a World Heritage Site dating back to before the Viking Age.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: Church of Sweden church building on the island of Adelsö, in Ekerö Municipality, Sweden
  • Also known as: “Adelsoe kyrka”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Uppland Runic Inscription 1 and Uppland Runic Inscription 11.

Runestone
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is a runestone.

Runestone
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U 11 is the Rundata designation for a runestone that… is situated 140 metres east of Adelsö Church.

Archaeological site
, on the island of Björkö in present-day … is situated 3 km south of Adelsö Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hovgården and Lundkulla.

Hamlet
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is an archaeological site on the…

Hamlet
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in , , southeastern .

Hamlet
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in , , southeastern .

Adelsö Church

Latitude
59.36005° or 59° 21′ 36″ north
Longitude
17.5316° or 17° 31′ 54″ east
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
9FFV9G6J+2J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 106745873
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Geo­Names ID
2727499
Wiki­data ID
Q4682106
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Adelsö Church” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Gredby and Stenby.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Adelsö kyrka and Cafe Hovgården.

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