Ekerö Municipality
Adelsö-Munsö
Adelsö socken

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 on the island of Adelsö, in Ekerö Municipality, Sweden
  • Also known as: “Adelsö kyrka” and “Adelsoe kyrka”

Places of Interest Nearby

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

Runestone
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is a runestone.

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 near on the island of Adelsö in Sweden. is situated 140 metres east of Adelsö Church.

Archaeological site
, on the island of Björkö in present-day , was an important Viking Age trading center which handled goods from as well as many parts of Continental Europe and the Orient. is situated 3 km south of Adelsö Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hovgården and Lundkulla.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is an archaeological site on the island of in in central-eastern . During the Viking Age, the centre of the prospering Mälaren Valley was the settlement , founded in the mid-8th century and abandoned in the late 10th century and located on the island Björkö just south of Adelsö.

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.
  • Danish: “Adelsö Kirke”
  • Finnish: “Adelsö kyrka”
  • Finnish: “Adelsön kirkko”
  • French: “Adelsö kyrka”
  • French: “église d’Adelsö”
  • French: “Église d’Adelsö”
  • Norwegian: “Adelsö”
  • Norwegian: “Adelsø”
  • Swedish: “Adelsö kyrka”

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