Rök runestone

The Rök runestone is one of the most famous runestones, featuring the longest known runic inscription in stone. It can now be seen beside the church in , , , .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Röks kyrka and Svanshals kyrka.

Church
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is a church.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Rök runestone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Heda and Hästholmen.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km west of Rök runestone.

Village
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is a locality situated in , Östergötland County, with 342 inhabitants in 2010. is situated 8 km west of Rök runestone.

Village
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is a locality situated in , Östergötland County, with 583 inhabitants in 2010. is situated 9 km east of Rök runestone.

Rök runestone

Latitude
58.295° or 58° 17′ 42″ north
Longitude
14.77505° or 14° 46′ 30″ east
Open location code
9FCP7QVG+X2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3522377349
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­rune_stone
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q472975
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Ukrainian—“Rök runestone” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Rök-steen”
  • Arabic: “حجر روك الروني”
  • Belarusian: “Рокстэн”
  • Belarusian: “Рэкстэн”
  • Catalan: “pedra de Rök”
  • Catalan: “Pedra de Rök”
  • Chinese: “沃克盧恩石”
  • Chinese: “沃克符文石刻”
  • Danish: “Rökstenen”
  • Dutch: “Runensteen van Rok”
  • Dutch: “Runensteen van Rök”
  • Esperanto: “Runŝtono de Rök”
  • Estonian: “Röki ruunikivi”
  • Finnish: “Rökin kivi”
  • French: “Pierre de Rök”
  • Georgian: “რუნული ქვა რეკიდან”
  • German: “Rökstein”
  • German: “Runenstein von Rök”
  • Gothic: “𐍃𐌰 𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌸𐌹𐍃 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌹𐍃”
  • Icelandic: “Röksteinninn”
  • Interlingua: “Petra runic de Rök”
  • Italian: “Pietra runica di Rök”
  • Latin: “Stela Rök”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Röksteinen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Röksteinen”
  • Norwegian: “Röksteinen”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Pèira de Rök”
  • Persian: “سنگ رونی راک”
  • Polish: “Inskrypcja z Rök”
  • Polish: “Kamień runiczny z Rök”
  • Portuguese: “Pedra de Rök”
  • Russian: “Рунический камень из Рёка”
  • Spanish: “Piedra de Rök”
  • Swedish: “Ög 136”
  • Swedish: “Rök 1:1”
  • Swedish: “Rökstenen”
  • Ukrainian: “Рьокський рунічний камінь”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tjugby kulle and Isberga.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Rökstenens besökscenter and Rökstenens parkering.

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