Kyrkogården Runestones
The Kyrkogården Runestones are three Viking Age memorial runestones located at the cemetery of St. Mary's Church in Sigtuna, Stockholm County, Sweden, in the historic province of Uppland.Photo: Ojan, Public domain.
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Runestone
- Description: Viking memorial runestones in Stockholm County, Sweden
- Also known as: “Churchyard Runestones” and “U 379”
Photo: Ojan, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Mary’s Church and Sankt Olofs kyrkoruin.
St. Mary’s Church
Church
Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Mary's Church is a Lutheran church in Sigtuna, not far from Stockholm, Sweden. It belongs to the Archdiocese of Uppsala.
Sankt Olofs kyrkoruin
Photo: PatríciaR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sankt Olofs kyrkoruin is situated 100 metres west of Kyrkogården Runestones.
Runestone
Runestone
Photo: Raphael Saulus, Public domain.
Runestone is situated 120 metres west of Kyrkogården Runestones.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sigtuna and Viby.
Sigtuna
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sigtuna is a city in Sigtuna Municipality in Stockholm County, north of Stockholm's northern suburbs. The city of Sigtuna was Sweden's capital from the 10th to the 13th centuries and has 8,000 residents.
Mariedal
Village
Mariedal is a locality situated in Upplands-Bro Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 297 inhabitants in 2010. Mariedal is situated 6 km southwest of Kyrkogården Runestones.
Kyrkogården Runestones
- Categories: Norse runestone, runic inscription, and historic site
- Location: Sigtuna Municipality, Stockholm County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.61811° or 59° 37′ 5″ northLongitude
17.72298° or 17° 43′ 23″ eastOpen location code
9FFVJP9F+65OpenStreetMap ID
node 595368712OpenStreetMap feature
historic=rune_stoneWikidata ID
Q6452547
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In Other Languages
“Kyrkogården Runestones” goes by many names.
- Swedish: “Friserstenen”
- Swedish: “U 379”
- Swedish: “Upplands runinskrifter 379”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Runic stone and Upplands runinskrifter 381.
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