Björns sten
Björns sten is a runestone in Orkesta socken, Vallentuna, Stockholm County. Björns sten is situated nearby to Granby Runestone, as well as near the archaeological site Finnvid Storgård.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Granby Runestone and Orkesta Church.
Granby Runestone
Runestone
The Granby Runestone, designated as U 337 under the Rundata catalog, is one of the longest Viking Age runic inscriptions located in Uppland, Sweden. Granby Runestone is situated 440 metres southeast of Björns sten.
Orkesta Church
Church
Photo: Webbgun, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Orkesta Church is situated 1¼ km northeast of Björns sten.
Lindholmen railway station
Railway stop
Photo: AleWi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lindholmen railway station is a railway stop, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Björns sten.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lindholmen and Johannesudd.
Lindholmen
Village
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lindholmen is a locality situated in Vallentuna Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 860 inhabitants in 2010.
Johannesudd
Village
Johannesudd is a locality situated in Vallentuna Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. Johannesudd is situated 6 km southwest of Björns sten.
Vallentuna
Town
Photo: Klockarnils, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vallentuna is the seat of Vallentuna Municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden, with 33,219 inhabitants in 2018. Vallentuna's cultural landscape is well preserved, and human habitation in the area has been traced back as far as the Stone Age. Vallentuna is situated 7 km south of Björns sten.
Björns sten
- Type: Runestone
- Inscription: “Torsten och Ragnfrid de reste denna sten efter Björn i Granby, Kalvs broder. Honom dräpte Vigmund. Gud hjälpe hans ande och själ bättre än han förtjänar”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Orkesta socken, Vallentuna, Vallentuna Municipality, Stockholm County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.597° or 59° 35′ 49″ northLongitude
18.09241° or 18° 5′ 33″ eastOpen location code
9FFWH3WR+RXOpenStreetMap ID
node 4187417508OpenStreetMap feature
historic=rune_stone
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