Almarestäket’s castle
Almarestäket's castle is a medieval castle ruin in Upplands-Bro municipality in Stockholm County. The complex is named after Eric IX of Sweden and was once one of Sweden's strongest and most famous castles, located at the important choke point of Almarestäket, a strait at the inlet to Lake Mälaren.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: building in Upplands-Bro Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden
- Also known as: “Almare-Stäkets borg” and “Sankt Eriks borg”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bonäs, outdoor gym and Stäketskogen Nature Reserve.
Bonäs, outdoor gym
Outdoor gym
Photo: Salgo60, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bonäs, outdoor gym is situated 1 km southeast of Almarestäket’s castle.
Stäketskogen Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stäketskogen Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Upplands-Bro Municipality, Stockholm County in Sweden. The nature reserve has been created to protect an area of old-growth mixed coniferous forest.
The Bolindermuseum
Museum
Photo: Bysmon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Bolindermuseum is situated 2 km southeast of Almarestäket’s castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sylta and Fäboda gård.
Sylta
Village
Sylta is a village situated in Upplands-Bro Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 763 inhabitants in 2005. Sylta is situated 4½ km west of Almarestäket’s castle.
Fäboda gård
Hamlet
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fäboda gård is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km east of Almarestäket’s castle.
Brunna
Suburb
Brunna is a locality and a suburb of Metropolitan Stockholm situated in Upplands-Bro Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 3,925 inhabitants in 2010. Brunna is situated 4½ km northwest of Almarestäket’s castle.
Almarestäket’s castle
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Järfälla socken, Viksjö, Järfälla Municipality, Stockholm County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.4693° or 59° 28′ 10″ northLongitude
17.79258° or 17° 47′ 33″ eastOpen location code
9FFVFQ9V+P2OpenStreetMap ID
node 8261427741OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q18287013
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In Other Languages
From German to Swedish—“Almarestäket’s castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Burg Almarestäket”
- Swedish: “Almare-Stäkets borg”
- Swedish: “Almarestäkets borg”
- Swedish: “St Eriks borg”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stäkets Motorbåtssällskap and Stäkets Motorbåtssällskap.
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