Kumlabacken
Kumlabacken is an archaeological site in Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County. Kumlabacken is situated nearby to the lake Väsbysjön, as well as near Penningby Castle.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Penningby Castle and Väsbysjön.
Penningby Castle
Castle
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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 1 km north of Kumlabacken.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bergshamra and Roslagen.
Bergshamra
Village
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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 4 km south of Kumlabacken.
Roslagen
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Roslagen is the coastal region of the Uppland province in Sweden, east of Stockholm and Uppsala. No longer a formal political entity, it is divided between Stockholm County, containing Lidingö, Vaxholm, Österåker, Norrtälje, and Uppsala County, containing Östhammar, Tierp and Älvkarleby municipalities.
Norrtälje
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Norrtälje, archaic spelling Norrtelje, is a town in northern Stockholm County, and the gateway to the northern parts of Stockholm archipelago. The ports of Kapellskär and Grisslehamn have international ferry connections.
Kumlabacken
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: building in Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden
- Categories: grave field, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.67276° or 59° 40′ 22″ northLongitude
18.67418° or 18° 40′ 27″ eastOpen location code
9FFWMMFF+4MOpenStreetMap ID
way 946216012OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q29515155
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In Other Languages
“Kumlabacken” goes by many names.
- Swedish: “Kumlabacken”
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Highlights include Penningby slottspark and Träsket.
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