Ansgarskapellet
Ansgarskapellet is a church in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County. Ansgarskapellet is situated nearby to the islet Gubbsten, as well as near the peak Ansgar monument (Björkö).Photo: Esquilo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church building in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden
- Also known as: “The Ansgar Chapel Björkö/Birka (Summer church from around 1930)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Birka and Björkö.
Birka
Archaeological site
Birka, on the island of Björkö in present-day Sweden, was an important Viking Age trading center which handled goods from Scandinavia as well as many parts of Continental Europe and the Orient. Birka is situated 1 km west of Ansgarskapellet.
Björkö
Island
The Birka museum
Museum
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Birka museum is situated 1 km west of Ansgarskapellet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lindby and Mälby.
Lindby
Hamlet
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lindby, Adelsö is a village in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, southeastern Sweden. Lindby is situated 2½ km northwest of Ansgarskapellet.
Mälby
Hamlet
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mälby is a village in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, southeastern Sweden. Mälby is situated 3½ km northwest of Ansgarskapellet.
Hovgården
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Hovgården is an archaeological site on the Lake Mälaren island of Adelsö in Ekerö Municipality in central-eastern Sweden. During the Viking Age, the centre of the prospering Mälaren Valley was the settlement Birka, founded in the mid-8th century and abandoned in the late 10th century and located on the island Björkö just south of Adelsö. Hovgården is situated 3½ km northwest of Ansgarskapellet.
Ansgarskapellet
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.33079° or 59° 19′ 51″ northLongitude
17.56114° or 17° 33′ 40″ eastOpen location code
9FFV8HJ6+8FOpenStreetMap ID
way 260121494OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheranWikidata ID
Q10412954
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In Other Languages
“Ansgarskapellet” goes by many names.
- Swedish: “Ansgarskapellet”
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Highlights include Gubbsten and Ansgar monument (Björkö).
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