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Ansgar monument (Björkö)

Ansgar monument (Björkö) is a peak in , . Ansgar monument (Björkö) is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
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  • Type: Peak
  • Also known as: “Ansgarskorset”
  • Inscription: “MEDAN J HAFVEN LJUSET TRON PÅ LJUSET ATT J MÅGEN BLIFVA LJUSENS BARN - JOH XII 36”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Birka and Björkö.

Archaeological site
, on the island of Björkö in present-day , was an important Viking Age trading center which handled goods from as well as many parts of Continental Europe and the Orient.

Island
Photo: powi, CC BY 2.0.
is an in in eastern-central . It is mostly famous for housing the excavation site populated c. AD 750-975, together with on declared a World Heritage Site in 1993.

Museum
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hovgården and Mälby.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is an archaeological site on the island of in in central-eastern . During the Viking Age, the centre of the prospering Mälaren Valley was the settlement , founded in the mid-8th century and abandoned in the late 10th century and located on the island Björkö just south of Adelsö.

Hamlet
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in , , southeastern .

Hamlet
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, Adelsö is a village in , , southeastern .

Ansgar monument (Björkö)

Latitude
59.3329° or 59° 19′ 58″ north
Longitude
17.5441° or 17° 32′ 39″ east
Open location code
9FFV8GMV+5J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2942213117
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­cross
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Wiki­data ID
Q10412959
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In Other Languages

“Ansgar monument (Björkö)” goes by many names.
  • Swedish: “Ansgarsmonumentet”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Skogalund and Gredby.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Birka gästhamn and Replik Vikingabyn.

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