Stones of Mora
The Stones of Mora is a historic location in Knivsta, Sweden. Several Medieval kings of Sweden were proclaimed at the assembly of Mora near modern Uppsala.Photo: Thuresson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: place where ancient Swedish kings were elected
- Also known as: “Mora Stenar”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Moralundskiftet and Linnaeus’s Hammarby.
Linnaeus’s Hammarby
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Linnaeus's Hammarby is a historic house museum and mansion, and one of three botanical gardens belonging to Uppsala University, located in Sweden. It is situated about 10 km south-east of Uppsala. Linnaeus’s Hammarby is situated 2 km north of Stones of Mora.
Halmby
Dwelling
Photo: Ulkl, Public domain.
Halmby is a dwelling, which is situated 1½ km south of Stones of Mora.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bergsbrunna and Danmark.
Bergsbrunna
Suburb
Photo: Ulkl, Public domain.
Bergsbrunna is a suburb, which is situated 4 km northwest of Stones of Mora.
Alsike
Village
Photo: Ulkl, Public domain.
Alsike is a locality situated in Knivsta Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 2,681 inhabitants in 2010. Alsike is located about 50 km north of Stockholm and only 25 km away from Arlanda Airport. Alsike is situated 4½ km south of Stones of Mora.
Stones of Mora
- Categories: glacial erratic, memorial, building, and historic site
- Location: Uppsala County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.79773° or 59° 47′ 52″ northLongitude
17.78075° or 17° 46′ 51″ eastOpen location code
9FFVQQXJ+38OpenStreetMap ID
node 660160692OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q304555
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Stones of Mora” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Piedres de Mora”
- Catalan: “Pedra de Mora”
- Czech: “Kameny Mora”
- Danish: “Mora Sten”
- Dutch: “Stenen van Mora”
- Finnish: “Moran kivet”
- French: “Pierres de Mora”
- German: “Stein von Mora”
- Hungarian: “Mora köve”
- Italian: “Pietre di Mora”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Morasteinen”
- Norwegian: “Morasteinen”
- Portuguese: “Pedra de Mora”
- Portuguese: “Pedras de Mora”
- Russian: “Мурастен”
- Spanish: “Piedra de Mora”
- Swedish: “Mora 1:1”
- Swedish: “Mora stenar”
- Ukrainian: “Мурастен”
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