Uppland Runic Inscription Fv1948;168

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This runic inscription, designated as U Fv1948;168 in the Rundata catalog, is on a Viking Age memorial runestone to two sons that is located in Alsike, Uppsala County, Sweden, which is in the historic province of Uppland. ()

Local name: Upplands runinskrifter Fv1948;168 Coordinates: 59°43'57"N, 17°41'1"E

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Uppland Runic Inscription Fv1948;168 – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Skokloster Castle, Alsike kyrka, Lagga Church, Stones of Mora.

3 miSW
17th-century castle, park and museum
Skokloster Castle
76 min walk • Skokloster Castle, located on the shores of Lake Mälaren in Sweden, is a stunning testament to the grandeur of 17th-century baroque architecture and one of the most complete examples of a European baroque castle. Built between 1654 and 1676, during the Swedish...
~110 ftN
Church
Alsike kyrka
1 min walk • Alsike Church is a Lutheran church at Alsike in Uppsala County, Sweden. It lies in Knivsta Municipality, a suburb to Stockholm. The church is associated with the Archdiocese of Uppsala of the Church of Sweden.
7 miNE
Church
Lagga Church
180 min walk • Lagga Church is a medieval Lutheran church in the Knivsta Municipality in the province of Uppland, Sweden. It belongs to the Archdiocese of Uppsala.
5.6 miNE
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Stones of Mora
144 min walk • The Stones of Mora is a historic location in Knivsta, Sweden. Several Medieval kings of Sweden were proclaimed at the assembly of Mora near modern Uppsala. It was moved in the 15th century and was considered to have been lost.
4.9 miE
Forts and castles
Noors Slott
125 min walk • Noor palace is a 14th-century mansion in Knivsta, Sweden. Noor palace was confiscated as part of the reduction by King Charles XI in 1686, whereafter it was used as a royal hunting lodge. In 1689 King Charles XI sold the mansion to his adviser Count Nils Gyldenstolpe.
2.8 miSW
Stela
Uppland Runic Inscription 678
72 min walk • U 678 is the Rundata catalog number for a Viking Age image stone with a runic inscription located in Skokloster, Uppland, Sweden.
5.7 miN
Neighbourhood
Gottsunda, Uppsala
145 min walk • Gottsunda, is a district in Uppsala, Sweden. In 2007, it had 9,474 inhabitants. The majority of the buildings are high-rise buildings built as part of the Million Programme in the 1960s and 1970s.
4.7 miW
National park
Arnöhuvud Nature Reserve
119 min walk • Arnöhuvud Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Uppsala County, Sweden. The nature reserve protects a forested and relatively high peninsula in Lake Mälaren, part of a much longer ridge. It rises to approximately 45 m in the nature reserve. It is covered with old-growth forest consisting mainly of Norway spruce and Scots pine.
3.7 miE
59°43'36"N • 17°47'18"E
Knivsta bibliotek, Knivsta
94 min walk • Library
6.3 miNE
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Uppland Runic Inscription 485, Knivsta
162 min walk • Uppland Runic Inscription 485 or U 485 is the Rundata catalog number for a Viking Age memorial runestone that is located in Marma, which is about six kilometers northeast of Knivsta, Uppsala County, Sweden, which was in the historic province of Uppland.