Håga mound

The Håga mound or King Björn's Mound is a large Nordic Bronze Age tumulus in the western outskirts of , . It is one of the most magnificent remains from the Nordic Bronze Age. It is Scandinavia's most gold-rich bronze age grave ever found.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: tumulus in Uppsala, Sweden
  • Also known as: “Haga kurgan”, “Håga kurgan”, and “King Björn’s Mound”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stadsskogen and Fredriksbergsparken.

Nature reserve
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is a nature reserve.

Park
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is situated 1½ km northeast of Håga mound.

Car wash
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is a car wash, which is situated 2 km northwest of Håga mound.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Håga and Eriksberg.

Suburb
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is a locality situated in , , with 302 inhabitants in 2010.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the west part of the city of . Most of its inhabitants are students attending Uppsala University or the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

Håga mound

Latitude
59.83738° or 59° 50′ 15″ north
Longitude
17.58693° or 17° 35′ 13″ east
Open location code
9FFVRHPP+XQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 248716788
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q1540834
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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Ukrainian—“Håga mound” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “Hågahögen”
  • Finnish: “Kung Björns hög”
  • French: “Hagahogen”
  • French: “Hågahögen”
  • French: “Haut de Björn”
  • French: “Haut du roi Björn”
  • German: “Grabhügel von Håga”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hågahaugen”
  • Norwegian: “Hågahaugen”
  • Russian: “Курган Хога”
  • Swedish: “Hågahögen”
  • Swedish: “Kung Björns hög”
  • Ukrainian: “Курган Хога”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hågahögen and Kung Björns kyrka.

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