Upplands runinskrifter 940
Upplands runinskrifter 940 is a runestone in Uppsala domkyrkoförs., Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County. Upplands runinskrifter 940 is situated nearby to the runestone Upplands runinskrifter 939, as well as near Uppland Runic Inscription 932.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gustavianum and Uppsala Cathedral.
Gustavianum
Museum
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Gustavianum is the oldest standing building at Uppsala University. It was built between 1622 and 1625, and was used as the main building of the university between 1778 and 1887. Since 1997, it has been used as the university's museum.
Uppsala Cathedral
Church
Uppsala Cathedral is a cathedral located between the University Hall of Uppsala University and the Fyris river in the centre of Uppsala, Sweden. A church of the Church of Sweden, the national church, in the Lutheran tradition, Uppsala Cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Uppsala, the primate of Sweden. Uppsala Cathedral is situated 130 metres east of Upplands runinskrifter 940.
Uppland Runic Inscription 932
Runestone
Photo: Uwezi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
U 932 is the Rundata designation for a Viking Age runestone that was carved by the runemaster Åsmund and is located in Uppsala, Sweden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fjärdingen and Uppsala.
Fjärdingen
Suburb
Photo: Алексей Решетников, CC BY 3.0.
Fjärdingen is a neighbourhood in the inner city of Uppsala, Sweden, situated on the western banks of the river Fyris. It has been the ecclesiastical centre of Sweden since the 13th century and contains many of the historical sights and landmarks of Uppsala…
Uppsala
Uppsala is a university city in Sweden. While Uppsala sometimes stands in the shade of Stockholm it maintains a sophisticated identity of its own. Compared to the Swedish capital, Uppsala is less frantic, with more of a small-town atmosphere, influenced by the student culture and academic traditions of Uppsala University.
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.
Upplands runinskrifter 940
- Type: Runestone
- Also known as: “U 940”
- Categories: Norse runestone, runic inscription, and historic site
- Location: Uppsala domkyrkoförs., Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.85777° or 59° 51′ 28″ northLongitude
17.63149° or 17° 37′ 53″ eastOpen location code
9FFVVJ5J+4HOpenStreetMap ID
node 821912849OpenStreetMap feature
historic=rune_stoneWikidata ID
Q10710120
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In Other Languages
From German to Swedish—“Upplands runinskrifter 940” goes by many names.
- German: “Runenstein U 940”
- Swedish: “U 940”
- Swedish: “Upplands runinskrifter 940”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Uppland Runic Inscription 489 and Upplands runinskrifter 939.
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