Stenkvista kyrka

#161 among destinations in Sweden

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The Stenkvista runestone, designated as runic inscription Sö 111 in the Rundata catalog, is a memorial runestone located near the church at Stenkvista, which is two kilometers east of Skogstorp, Södermanland County, Sweden, which was formerly part of the historic Södermanland, and which features a depiction of Thor's hammer, Mjöllnir. This runestone is one of several runestones in Scandinavia that has a dedication to Thor. While the tradition of carving inscriptions into boulders began in the 4th century and lasted into the 12th century, most runestones in Scandinavia date from the late Viking Age. ()

Local name: Södermanlands runinskrifter 111 Coordinates: 59°18'52"N, 16°31'56"E

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Day trips

Stenkvista kyrka – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tunavallen, Parken Zoo, The Hand of God, Ikaros Smederna.

4.1 miN
Outdoor activities, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Tunavallen, Eskilstuna
105 min walk • Tunavallen is a multi-use stadium in Eskilstuna, Sweden. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 7,800 seated spectators. The original stadium was one of the venues for the 1958 FIFA World Cup. It was also the venue for the replay of the Swedish bandy final in 1954. The capacity was 22,000 spectators.
4.3 miNW
Park, Outdoor activities, Zoo
Parken Zoo, Eskilstuna
110 min walk • Parken Zoo is a combined amusement park and zoo in the town of Eskilstuna in Sweden. The amusement park was founded in 1898, and there was a display of animals from the beginning of the fifties.
4.1 miN
Monuments and statues
The Hand of God, Eskilstuna
104 min walk • The Hand of God is one of the last works of the Swedish sculptor Carl Milles, created to honor the Swedish entrepreneur C. E. Johansson, who revolutionized precision measuring of industrial parts. The original casting stands in Johansson's hometown of Eskilstuna, Sweden.
4 miN
Monuments and statues
Ikaros Smederna, Eskilstuna
102 min walk • Smederna is a motorcycle speedway club based in Eskilstuna, Sweden. The club competes in the highest speedway league in Sweden, Elitserien and race its home matches at Smedstadion outside Eskilstuna.
4.2 miN
Museum
Rademachersmedjorna, Eskilstuna
108 min walk • Rademachersmedjorna is an open-air museum in central Eskilstuna with preserved forges from the 17th century. The oldest smithies in the area were part of the finishing forge manufactory that was established in Eskilstuna in the 1650s.
4.2 miN
Stela
Södermanland Runic Inscription 109, Eskilstuna
108 min walk • Sö 109 is the Rundata designation for a runic inscription on a Viking Age memorial runestone that is located in Gredby, which is near Eskilstuna, Södermanland County, Sweden, which was in the historic province of Södermanland.
4.4 miN
59°22'40"N • 16°30'38"E
Eskilstuna konstmuseum, Eskilstuna
113 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
4.3 miN
59°22'30"N • 16°30'36"E
Eskilstuna Stadsmuseum, Eskilstuna
109 min walk • Museum
3 miN
Forts and castles
Rinkesta Castle, Eskilstuna
78 min walk • Rinkesta Castle is a castle at Eskilstuna Municipality in Södermanland, Sweden. Rinkesta is located in Ärla parish south of Norrsjön and north of Sörsjön.
4.2 miN
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Klosters kyrka, Eskilstuna
108 min walk • Klosters Church, popularly known as Kloster, is a church building in St. John's Parish that was consecrated on 9 May 1929. It is the largest and second oldest church in the parish.
3.9 miN
59°22'14"N • 16°30'56"E
Gallerian, Eskilstuna
100 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre