Väderkvarn, Strängnäs

Name: Väderkvarn
Address: Strängnäs, Sweden

#4 among attractions in Strängnäs

Windmill

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Facts and practical information

Strängnäs windmill is located on Kvarnkullen in central Strängnäs, northwest of Strängnäs Cathedral. The mill was built in 1855, and is of Dutch type. It has been owned by the municipality of Strängnäs since 1918.

The mill is visible from large parts of the city, and is declared a listed building by the County Administrative Board of Södermanland County, according to which it has a "great cultural and local historical interest." On the slope of Kvarnkullen down towards the town are a number of older wooden buildings that survived the town fire of 1871, including the Grassagården.

Alternative names: Coordinates: 59°22'45"N, 17°1'48"E

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Strängnäs Sweden

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Day trips

Väderkvarn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Strängnäs Cathedral, Strängnäs stone, Strängnäs golfklubb, Tynnelsö Castle.

~1610 ftSE
Historical place, Sacred and religious sites, Church
Strängnäs Cathedral, Strängnäs
8 min walk • Strängnäs Cathedral is a Lutheran cathedral church in Strängnäs, Sweden, since the Protestant Reformation the seat of the Church of Sweden Diocese of Strängnäs.
~1350 ftSE
Stela
Strängnäs stone, Strängnäs
7 min walk • The Strängnäs stone, or runic inscription Sö Fv2011;307, is a runestone inscribed with runes written in Proto-Norse using the Elder Futhark alphabet. It was discovered in 1962, when a stove was demolished in a house at Klostergatan 4, in Strängnäs, Sweden.
1.9 miS
59°21'7"N • 17°1'26"E
Strängnäs golfklubb, Strängnäs
49 min walk • Golf
3.4 miNE
Forts and castles
Tynnelsö Castle
86 min walk • Tynnelsö Castle is a castle in Sweden. It is on Tynnelsö island in Lake Mälaren, a few kilometres north-east of Strängnäs. The castle was built during the Middle Ages by the bishops of Strängnäs.
1 miE
Stela
Södermanland Runic Inscription 328
26 min walk • Sö 328 is the Rundata catalog number for a runic inscription on a Viking Age memorial runestone which is located in Tynäs, which is about one kilometer east of Strängnäs, Södermanland County, Sweden, which is in the historic province of Södermanland.
4.5 miNE
Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Överselö Church, Selaön
115 min walk • Överselö Church is a medieval Lutheran church located on Selaön near Strängnäs in Södermanland County, Sweden. The church is noted for its Medieval artefacts and frescos. Its restoration over a two-year period was completed in 2013. It belongs to the Diocese of Strängnäs.