Sandby borg
Sandby borg is an Iron Age ringfort, one of at least 15 on the island of Öland, Sweden. It sits about 2 kilometers southeast of Södra Sandby village in Sandby parish in southeastern Öland.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ringfort on Öland, Sweden
- Also known as: “Sandby fornborg”
Sandby borg
- Categories: hillfort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Mörbylånga Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
56.55257° or 56° 33′ 9″ north
Longitude
16.63928° or 16° 38′ 21″ east
Open location code
9F8RHJ3Q+2P
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Swedish—“Sandby borg” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Sandby borg”
- Bulgarian: “Сандбю (крепост)”
- Bulgarian: “Сандбю”
- Catalan: “Sandby borg”
- French: “Sandby borg”
- German: “Sandby borg”
- Japanese: “サンドビーボルグ”
- Latin: “Sandby Borg”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sandby borg”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sandby borg”
- Russian: “Сандби Борг”
- Swedish: “Sandby borg”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Frösslunda sjömark and Sandby.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Hålnäs and Kullbo.
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