Alsnö hus

Alsnö hus is the ruin of a palace at the Hovgården settlement archaeological site, located on the island of Adelsö in Lake Mälaren in central-eastern Sweden. The ruins are part of the combined Birka and Hovgården UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Type: Ruin
Description: building in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden
Also known as: “Alsnoe hus”

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Places of Interest Nearby

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

Uppland Runic Inscription 11

Runestone

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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 100 metres southwest of Alsnö hus.

Uppland Runic Inscription 1

Runestone

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Uppland Runic Inscription 1 is a runestone, which is situated 210 metres southwest of Alsnö hus.

Adelsö Church

Church

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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 220 metres southwest of Alsnö hus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hovgården and Lundkulla.

Hovgården

Hamlet

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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.