Eketorp, Öland

Name: Eketorp
Address: Öland, Sweden
Telephone: +46 480 45 13 58

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Eketorp is an Iron Age hillfort, located on southeastern Öland, Sweden, and extensively reconstructed and enlarged in the Middle Ages. Throughout the ages the fortification has served a variety of somewhat differing uses: from defensive ringfort, to medieval safe haven and thence a cavalry garrison. In the 20th century it was further reconstructed to become a heavily visited tourist site and a location for re-enactment of medieval battles. Eketorp is the only one of the 19 known prehistoric fortifications on Öland that has been completely excavated, yielding a total of over 24,000 individual artifacts. The entirety of southern Öland has been designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The Eketorp fortification is often referred to as Eketorp Castle. ()

Local name: Eketorps borg Coordinates: 56°17'44"N, 16°29'10"E

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Öland Sweden

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

Nearby attractions include: Segerstad Fyr, Öland runic inscription 18, Ottenby nature reserve, Degerhamn.

5.9 miNE
56°22'7"N • 16°34'0"E
Segerstad Fyr, Öland
151 min walk • Lighthouse
3.7 miNE
Stela
Öland runic inscription 18, Öland
95 min walk • Öland runic inscription 18, or Öl 18 in the Rundata designation, is a runestone in Seby, in Segerstads socken on Öland, Sweden.
6 miSW
National park
Ottenby nature reserve
152 min walk • Ottenby is a nature reserve on the Swedish island Öland. It is one of Sweden's largest and most famous places for birdwatchers. The bird watch station Ottenby fågelstation was founded in 1946 together with the Sveriges Ornitologiska Förening. the ringing of birds is one of the main tasks of Ottenby fågelstation.
3.6 miSW
Locality
Degerhamn
92 min walk • Degerhamn is a locality situated in Mörbylånga Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 331 inhabitants in 2010.