Fornborg

Fornborg is an archaeological site in , . Fornborg is situated nearby to the forest , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Altuna Runestone and Altuna Church.

Memorial
Photo: OlofE, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , listed as U 1161 in the Rundata catalog, is a Viking Age runestone with images from Norse mythology that is located in Altuna, , . is situated 1 km southwest of Fornborg.

Church
Photo: Achird, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 1 km southwest of Fornborg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fjärdhundra and Frösthult.

Village
Photo: Haxpett, CC BY 4.0.
is a locality situated in , , with 951 inhabitants in 2010. The name was given to a railway station in 1906, taken from the region Fjärdhundraland, which means land of the four hundreds, where in Sweden hundred meant an area having one hundred trained soldiers or shipsmen. is situated 6 km south of Fornborg.

Village
Photo: Rotsee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 10 km south of Fornborg.

Fornborg

Latitude
59.82664° or 59° 49′ 36″ north
Longitude
16.94288° or 16° 56′ 34″ east
Open location code
9FFRRWGV+M5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 530825425
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
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