Kalleby Runestone

The Kalleby Runestone is an enigmatic Iron Age runestone discovered in Sweden. It is inscribed in Proto-Norse with the Elder Futhark: "þrawijan * haitinaz was".
Wikipedia
Photo: Tubaist, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
  • Type: Runestone
  • Description: runestone
  • Also known as: “Bo KJ61” and “Tanum 576:1”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tanum Church and Vitlycke museum.

Church
Photo: Chrumps, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Museum
Photo: Västgöten, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 1½ km south of Kalleby Runestone.

Railway station
Photo: Olof Lagerkvist, CC BY 3.0.
is situated 2 km west of Kalleby Runestone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grebbestad and Kämpersvik.

Village
Photo: Ingth, Public domain.
is a locality situated in , Västra Götaland County, . As of 2010, there were 1,401 inhabitants, though this number can increase by as much as ten-fold during the summer. is situated 5 km southwest of Kalleby Runestone.

Hamlet
Photo: Mgr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a coastal smaller locality in , , . It has a population of 60 inhabitants and is located 5 kilometres south of the town of , to the west of the road leading to . is situated 8 km south of Kalleby Runestone.

Hamlet
Photo: M.M.S., Public domain.
is a hamlet, which is situated 10 km northwest of Kalleby Runestone.

Kalleby Runestone

Latitude
58.71646° or 58° 42′ 59″ north
Longitude
11.33314° or 11° 19′ 59″ east
Open location code
9FCHP88M+H7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2423975707
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­rune_stone
Wiki­data ID
Q10542752
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Kalleby Runestone” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Kallebystenen”
  • German: “Runenstein von Kalleby”
  • Polish: “Kamień runiczny z Kalleby”
  • Swedish: “Kallebystenen”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tanums församlingshem and Postnord Företagscenter Tanunshede.

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