Uppland Runic Inscription 978
Uppland Runic Inscription 978 is a runestone in Uppsala, Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County. Uppland Runic Inscription 978 is situated nearby to Old Uppsala Church, as well as near the runestone Uppland Runic Inscription 979.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Uppsala Church and Uppland Runic Inscription 979.
Uppland Runic Inscription 979
Runestone
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Uppland Runic Inscription 979 or U 979 is the Rundata designation for a Viking Age runestone located at Gamla Uppsala, Sweden, which depicts a ship.
Uppland Runic Inscription 980
Runestone
Photo: Johan Peringskiöld, Public domain.
Uppland Runic Inscription 980 is a runestone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gamla Uppsala and Tuna backar.
Gamla Uppsala
Suburb
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Gamla Uppsala is a parish and a village outside Uppsala in Sweden. It had 17,973 inhabitants in 2016. As early as the 3rd century AD and the 4th century AD and onwards, it was an important religious, economic and political centre.
Tuna backar
Suburb
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Tuna backar is a suburb, which is situated 3 km south of Uppland Runic Inscription 978.
Uppsala countryside
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The Uppsala countryside is the part of Uppsala municipality, Uppsala kommun, outside metropolitan Uppsala itself. Some 60,000 people live in Uppsala's suburbs and surrounding villages.
Uppland Runic Inscription 978
- Type: Runestone
- Also known as: “U 978”
- Categories: Norse runestone, runic inscription, and historic site
- Location: Uppsala, Uppsala domkyrkoförs., Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.89942° or 59° 53′ 58″ northLongitude
17.63213° or 17° 37′ 56″ eastOpen location code
9FFVVJXJ+QVOpenStreetMap ID
node 443375615OpenStreetMap feature
historic=rune_stoneWikidata ID
Q10710139
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In Other Languages
“Uppland Runic Inscription 978” goes by many names.
- Swedish: “U 978”
- Swedish: “Upplands runinskrifter 978”
- Swedish: “Uppsala 280:1”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sockenmuseet and Old Uppsala archaeological area.
Nearby Places
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