Ansgar monument (Björkö)
Ansgar monument (Björkö) is a peak in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County. Ansgar monument (Björkö) is situated nearby to the hamlet Lindby, as well as near Skogalund.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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.
Birka
Archaeological site
Birka, on the island of Björkö in present-day Sweden, was an important Viking Age trading center which handled goods from Scandinavia as well as many parts of Continental Europe and the Orient.
Björkö
Island
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hovgården and Mälby.
Hovgården
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Hovgården is an archaeological site on the Lake Mälaren island of Adelsö in Ekerö Municipality in central-eastern Sweden. During the Viking Age, the centre of the prospering Mälaren Valley was the settlement Birka, founded in the mid-8th century and abandoned in the late 10th century and located on the island Björkö just south of Adelsö.
Mälby
Hamlet
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mälby is a village in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, southeastern Sweden.
Lindby
Hamlet
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lindby, Adelsö is a village in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, southeastern Sweden.
Ansgar monument (Björkö)
- Categories: sculpture, monument, cross, historic site, memorial, and landform
- Location: Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.3329° or 59° 19′ 58″ northLongitude
17.5441° or 17° 32′ 39″ eastOpen location code
9FFV8GMV+5JOpenStreetMap ID
node 2942213117OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=crossOpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata 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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