Bishopsbacken
Bishopsbacken is an archaeological site in Länna socken, Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County. Bishopsbacken is situated nearby to the archaeological site Hagberget, as well as near the museum Länna gamla prästgård.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Länna Church and Penningby Castle.
Länna Church
Church
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Länna Church is situated 1 km southwest of Bishopsbacken.
Penningby Castle
Castle
Photo: Svens Welt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Penningby Castle is a medieval-period private castle located the Länna parish of Norrtälje Municipality in Uppland, 70 kilometres north of Stockholm, Sweden. Penningby situated in the valley near Edsviken, a narrow inlet in the Saltsjön bay of the Baltic Sea. Penningby Castle is situated 3½ km east of Bishopsbacken.
Väsbysjön
Lake
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Väsbysjön is a lake, which is situated 3 km southeast of Bishopsbacken.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bergshamra and Finsta.
Bergshamra
Village
Photo: Boberger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bergshamra is a locality in Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. It situated some 15 kilometres south of the town of Norrtälje. It had 749 inhabitants in 2010. Bergshamra is situated 6 km south of Bishopsbacken.
Finsta
Hamlet
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Finsta is a locality situated in Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 244 inhabitants in 2010. Finsta is according to local tradition the birthplace of Saint Bridget, one of Sweden's best known saints and the founder of the Bridgettine Order of nuns. Finsta is situated 9 km northwest of Bishopsbacken.
Riala
Village
Photo: Svens Welt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Riala is a locality situated in Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 215 inhabitants in 2010. Riala is situated 9 km southwest of Bishopsbacken.
Bishopsbacken
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Länna socken, Länna, Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.69127° or 59° 41′ 29″ northLongitude
18.61751° or 18° 37′ 3″ eastOpen location code
9FFWMJR9+G2OpenStreetMap ID
node 8759554826OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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