Skansbergets fornborg

Skansbergets fornborg is an archaeological site in Gnesta Municipality, Södermanland County. Skansbergets fornborg is situated near the meadow Bålkärret, as well as near the historic site Björnlunda hembygdsgård.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Björnlunda Church and Södermanlands runinskrifter 3.

Björnlunda Church

Church

Photo: Kavelgrisen, CC BY 3.0.

Björnlunda Church is situated 1¼ km northeast of Skansbergets fornborg.

Södermanlands runinskrifter 3

Runestone

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Södermanlands runinskrifter 3 is a runestone, which is situated 3 km north of Skansbergets fornborg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Björnlunda and Stjärnhov.

Björnlunda

Village

Photo: Raphael Saulus, Public domain.

Björnlunda is a locality situated in Gnesta Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden, which had a population of 827 inhabitants in 2010. Björnlunda is located between the city of Södertälje and the city of Katrineholm and close to halfway between Strängnäs and Nyköping in a north–south direction.

Stjärnhov

Village

Photo: Raphael Saulus, Public domain.

Stjärnhov is a locality situated in Gnesta Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 549 inhabitants in 2010. Stjärnhov is situated 7 km west of Skansbergets fornborg.

Skansbergets fornborg

Type: Archaeological site
Also known as: “Skansberget”
Categories: hillfort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Gnesta Municipality, Södermanland County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.06301° or 59° 3′ 47″ north

Longitude

17.13565° or 17° 8′ 8″ east

Open location code

9FFV347P+67

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7843625376

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q18448841

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In Other Languages

“Skansbergets fornborg” goes by many names.

Swedish: “Skansberget i Björnlunda”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Bålkärret and Björnlunda hembygdsgård.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Hagalund and Smedsta.

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