Kyrkogården Runestones, Sigtuna

Name: Kyrkogården Runestones
Address: Sigtuna, Sweden

#1 among attractions in Sigtuna

Top attraction, Stela

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The Kyrkogården Runestones are three Viking Age memorial runestones located at the cemetery of St. Mary's Church in Sigtuna, Stockholm County, Sweden, in the historic province of Uppland. One of the runic inscriptions documents the existence of a Viking Age mercantile guild in Sweden. ()

Local name: Upplands runinskrifter 379 Coordinates: 59°37'6"N, 17°43'19"E

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Kyrkogården Runestones – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rosersberg Palace, Steninge Palace, Venngarn Castle, St. Mary's Church.

5.3 miSE
Royal palace and gardens by the lake
Rosersberg Palace, Rosersberg
134 min walk • Rosersberg Palace is one of the Royal Palaces of Sweden. Situated on the shores of Lake Mälaren, on the outskirts of Stockholm, it was built in the 1630s by the Oxenstierna family and became a royal palace in 1762, when the state gave it to Duke Karl, the younger brother of Gustav III of Sweden.
3.1 miE
Baroque palace amid tranquil gardens
Steninge Palace
79 min walk • Steninge Palace is a Baroque palace overlooking Lake Mälaren near Märsta outside of Stockholm, Sweden. Built 1694-1698 to the design of architect Nicodemus Tessin the Younger, the palace is directly inspired by Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte in France, and has a reputation in Sweden as one of the most elegant examples of Baroque mansions.
2.1 miN
Forts and castles
Venngarn Castle
54 min walk • Venngarn Castle is a castle in Sweden. It is located north of the town of Sigtuna in Uppland.
~170 ftE
Church, Gothic architecture
St. Mary's Church, Sigtuna
1 min walk • St. Mary's Church is a Lutheran church in Sigtuna, not far from Stockholm, Sweden. It belongs to the Archdiocese of Uppsala.
~150 ftW
Historical place, Ruins
S:t Olof's Church Ruin, Sigtuna
1 min walk • Cathedral of St. Olaf in Sigtune - the ruins of the church located in Sigtune, the Stockholm territorial region, Historical Region of the UPPLAND. They are located in the cemetery, west of the St. Mary's Church. History of the church of St. Olaf is very similar to the history of the church near the church of St. Piotr.
2.8 miW
Manor house
Aske Manor
72 min walk • Aske Manor is a manor house located in Upplands-Bro Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden.
5.5 miSE
Forts and castles
Runsa
139 min walk • Runsa is an estate located in Upplands Väsby Municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden. It the site of the ruins of an ancient fortification and of Runsa Manor which was built in the middle of the 17th century.
1.1 miNE
Stela
Norrtil Runestones
29 min walk • The Norrtil Runestones are two monuments listed in Rundata as U 410 and U 411, standing at Norrtil, Saint Olovs parish, Uppland, Sweden. Both runestones were erected at the second part of 11th century along the ancient road leading from Sigtuna to already existed at that time settlement of Til.
5.8 miSE
59°34'45"N • 17°52'13"E
IBPS Sweden & BLIA Stockholm, Rosersberg
149 min walk • Temple
6.6 miNE
Stela
Uppland Runic Inscription 448
169 min walk • This runic inscription, designated as U 448 in the Rundata catalog, is on a Viking Age memorial runestone located in Harg, which is about 4 kilometers north of Märsta, Stockholm County, Sweden, which was in the historic province of Uppland.
2.9 miE
Stela
Näsby Runestone
74 min walk • The Näsby Runestone, designated as U 455 under the Rundata catalog, is a Viking Age memorial runestone that is located in Näsby, Uppland, Sweden.