Orkesta kyrka

#225 among destinations in Sweden

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The Orkesta Runestones are a set of 11th-century runestones engraved in Old Norse with the Younger Futhark alphabet that are located at the church of Orkesta, northeast of Stockholm in Sweden. ()

Local name: Orkestastenen Coordinates: 59°36'17"N, 18°6'36"E

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StockholmSweden

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

Nearby attractions include: Uppland Runic Inscription 210, Uppland Runic Inscription 227, Uppland Runic Inscription 181, Markim Church.

4.9 miS
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Uppland Runic Inscription 210, Angarnsjöängen
125 min walk • Uppland Runic Inscription 210 or U 210 is the Rundata catalog listing for a Viking Age memorial runic inscription which is carved on a rock-face that is located in Åsta, which is three kilometers east of Vallentuna, Stockholm County, Sweden, and in the historic province of Uppland. The inscription is signed by the runemaster Öpir.
5.9 miSW
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Uppland Runic Inscription 227, Upplands Väsby
151 min walk • Uppland Runic Inscription 227 or U 227 is the Rundata catalog designation for a Viking Age memorial runestone that is located in Grana, which is about 4 kilometers west of Vallentuna, Stockholm County, Sweden, and in the historic province of Uppland.
5.8 miSE
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Uppland Runic Inscription 181
148 min walk • Uppland Runic Inscription 181 or U 181 is the Rundata catalog number for a Viking Age memorial runestone located at Össeby-Garn, which is about one kilometer east of Karby, Uppsala County, Sweden.
2.1 miW
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Markim Church
54 min walk • Markim Church is a medieval Lutheran church in the Diocese of Stockholm in Stockholm County, Sweden. The church is a listed building, located in a designated area of national cultural interest.
5.1 miSE
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Angarn Church
131 min walk • Angarn Church is a Lutheran church at Angarn in Vallentuna Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. It is located close to Angarnsjöängen nature reserve. The church is associated with the Archdiocese of Uppsala of the Church of Sweden.
5.8 miSW
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Hargs bro runic inscriptions
148 min walk • The Hargs bro runic inscriptions, or U 309, U 310 and U 311, are 11th century Younger Futhark inscriptions in Old Norse on bedrock in Skånela Parish, Uppland, Sweden.
0.7 miSW
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Granby Runestone
20 min walk • The Granby Runestone, designated as U 337 under the Rundata catalog, is one of the longest Viking Age runic inscriptions located in Uppland, Sweden.
4 miS
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Lingsberg Runestones
101 min walk • The Lingsberg Runestones are two 11th-century runestones, listed as U 240 and U 241 in the Rundata catalog, and one fragment, U 242, that are engraved in Old Norse using the younger futhark.
2.8 miSW
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Uppland Runic Inscription 328
73 min walk • The Uppland Runic Inscription 328 stands on a hill in a paddock at the farm Stora Lundby, which is about four kilometers west of Lindholmen, Stockholm County, Sweden, in the historic province of Uppland.
5 miS
59°32'3"N • 18°4'36"E
Vallentuna bibliotek, Vallentuna
128 min walk • Cafe