Frösö Runestone

Frösöstenen is the northernmost raised runestone in and Jämtland's only runestone. It originally stood at the tip of ferry terminal on the sound between the island of and .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: runestone
  • Also known as: “Froesoestenen”, “Frösö runsten”, “Frösöstein”, “J RS1928;66”, “Piedra de Frösö”, “フレースエーのルーン石碑”, and “弗勒瑟卢恩石刻”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Hornsbergskyrkan and Jamtli.

Church
Photo: Andreaze, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Museum
Photo: Gunnar1m, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the name of the regional open air museum of Jämtland and in , . is situated 1 km northeast of Frösö Runestone.

Railway station
Photo: Smiley.toerist, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a railway station, which is situated 1 km southeast of Frösö Runestone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hornsberg and Östersund.

Suburb
Photo: Njaelkies Lea, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

Photo: Andreaze, Public domain.
is the seat of in in .

Hamlet
Photo: Jonny Hansson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km south of Frösö Runestone.

Frösö Runestone

Latitude
63.1834° or 63° 11′ 0″ north
Longitude
14.61866° or 14° 37′ 7″ east
Elevation
294 metres (965 feet)
Open location code
9FMP5JM9+9F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1381767761
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­rune_stone
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
11837177
Wiki­data ID
Q462807
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Frösö Runestone” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Frösöngo erruna-harria”
  • Chinese: “福洛色如尼石刻”
  • Danish: “Frösöstenen”
  • German: “Runenstein von Frösön”
  • Japanese: “Frösöのルーン石碑”
  • Polish: “Kamień runiczny z Frösö”
  • Portuguese: “Pedra de Frösö”
  • Spanish: “Piedra rúnica de Frösö”
  • Swedish: “Frösöstenen”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Frösön and Framnäs.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Fjällstubben and Coop Frösön.

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Worth a closer look: Östersund and Härjedalen.

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