Velanda Runestone

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The Velanda Runestone, designated as Vg 150 in the Rundata catalog, is a runestone dated to the late tenth century or the early eleventh century that is located in the village of Velanda, Trollhättan Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, which is in the historic province of Västergötland. It was discovered around 1910 by a farmer named Jacobsson. ()

Local name: Velandastenen Coordinates: 58°12'60"N, 12°25'28"E

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Västra GötalandSweden

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Velanda Runestone – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Saab Car Museum, Trollhättan Mosque, Trollhättan Falls, Stora Mellby Church.

6.6 miNW
Specialty museum, Museum
Saab Car Museum, Trollhättan
169 min walk • The Saab Car Museum is an automobile museum in Trollhättan, Sweden. It covers the history of the Saab brand of automobiles manufactured by Saab under various owners since 1947.
5.8 miNW
Mosque
Trollhättan Mosque, Trollhättan
149 min walk • The Trollhättan Mosque, is a large Shia Muslim mosque in the country located in Trollhättan, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. After Idi Amin ordered in 1972 the expulsion of all Asians from Uganda, many of them were Shia Muslims who settled in Sweden. In 1976 they've established local Islamic centre, and in 1985 the mosque was built.
7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Trollhättan Falls, Trollhättan
178 min walk • Trollhättan Falls is a waterfall in the Göta river in Sweden. The falls starts at Malgö Bridge in central Trollhättan, and has a total height of 32 metres, making up a large part of the 44 metre total fall of the river from Vänern to Kattegat.
7.4 miSE
Church
Stora Mellby Church
189 min walk • Stora Mellby Church is a church in Stora Mellby, Alingsås Municipality, Västergötland, Sweden. It belongs to the parish of Bjärke, in the Diocese of Skara. The stone church was built in the early Middle Ages. In 1724 the church was broadened to the north and extended.
6.6 miNW
58°16'19"N • 12°16'36"E
Innovatum, Trollhättan
168 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
3.7 miS
Forts and castles
Koberg Castle
94 min walk • Koberg Castle is a castle in Västergötland, Sweden. It is the residence of Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld and her late husband Baron Nicklas Silfverschiöld. Koberg is located near the lake Vanderydsvattnet, about 10 km south of Trollhättan.
6.6 miNW
Tower
Trollhättan Water Tower, Trollhättan
170 min walk • The Trollhättan Water Tower is a landmark in central Trollhättan in Västergötland, Sweden. It is located next to Drottningtorget and University College West. The tower was built in 1909 by architect Erik Josephsson at the same year as Olidan Power Station. In 1992 it was converted to a tower of apartments.
6.2 miNW
Hockey, Sport, Sport venue
Slättbergshallen, Trollhättan
160 min walk • Slättbergshallen is a sports venue for ice sports in Trollhättan, Sweden. It opened on 14 November 2009. It consists of one indoor venue with a bandy field, which holds 3,400 people, but can hold 4,000 at bigger events, and two indoor venues with ice hockey rinks, one with a spectator capacity of around 2,000 and one without.
6.8 miNW
58°17'10"N • 12°17'30"E
Trollhättans Stadsbibliotek, Trollhättan
174 min walk • Library
6.5 miNW
Sport, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums
Edsborgs IP, Trollhättan
166 min walk • Edsborgs IP is a football stadium in Trollhättan, and the home arena for FC Trollhättan. Edsborgs IP has a total capacity of 5,100 spectators.