Björketorp Runestone
The Björketorp Runestone in Blekinge, Sweden. It is one of the world's tallest runestones measuring 4.2 metres in height.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: runestone
- Also known as: “Björketorps-stenen”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hjortsberga Church and Förkärla Church.
Hjortsberga Church
Church
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Hjortsberga Church is situated 3 km northeast of Björketorp Runestone.
Förkärla Church
Church
Photo: Sendelbach, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Förkärla Church is situated 3½ km east of Björketorp Runestone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Johannishus and Ronnebyhamn.
Johannishus
Village
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Johannishus is a locality situated in Ronneby Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with 748 inhabitants in 2010. Johannishus castle is situated some kilometers north of locality. Johannishus is situated 3½ km northeast of Björketorp Runestone.
Ronnebyhamn
Village
Ronnebyhamn is a locality situated in Ronneby Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with 537 inhabitants in 2010. Ronnebyhamn is situated 6 km southwest of Björketorp Runestone.
Ronneby
Photo: Thilver, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ronneby is a locality and the seat of Ronneby Municipality in Blekinge County, Sweden with 12,636 inhabitants in 2023. Ronneby is regarded as the heart of "the Garden of Sweden", and in 2005 the park "Brunnsparken" in Ronneby was voted Sweden's most beautiful park.
Björketorp Runestone
- Categories: Norse runestone, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Listerby socken, Listerby, Ronneby Municipality, Blekinge, Götaland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
56.20273° or 56° 12′ 10″ northLongitude
15.37919° or 15° 22′ 45″ eastOpen location code
9F8Q693H+3MOpenStreetMap ID
node 1448906587OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q1568440
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Björketorp Runestone” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Björketorp Runestone”
- Finnish: “Björketorpin kivi”
- German: “Runenstein von Björketorp”
- Italian: “Pietra runica di Björketorp”
- Polish: “Kamień runiczny z Björketorp”
- Portuguese: “Pedra de Björketorp”
- Spanish: “DR 360”
- Spanish: “Piedra runica de Bjorketorp”
- Spanish: “Piedra runica de Björketorp”
- Spanish: “Piedra rúnica de Bjorketorp”
- Spanish: “Piedra rúnica de Björketorp”
- Swedish: “Arghet”
- Swedish: “Björketorpsstenen”
- Swedish: “Danmarks runeindskrifter 360”
- Swedish: “DR 360”
- Swedish: “Ergi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Koleragravplats and Åsavallen.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Samåkningsparkering and Björketorp.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Björketorp Runestone”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.