Rök Runestone, Ödeshög

Name: Rök Runestone
Address: Ödeshög, Sweden
Telephone: +46 76 895 50 36

#1 among attractions in Ödeshög

Top attraction, Stela

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The Rök runestone is one of the most famous runestones, featuring the longest known runic inscription in stone. It can now be seen beside the church in Rök, Ödeshög Municipality, Östergötland, Sweden. It is considered the first piece of written Swedish literature and thus it marks the beginning of the history of Swedish literature. ()

Local name: Rökstenen Coordinates: 58°17'42"N, 14°46'30"E

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Ödeshög Sweden

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+46 76 895 50 36

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

Nearby attractions include: Tåkern, Kumla Church, Glänås Naturum, Alvastra pile-dwelling.

4.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Tåkern
104 min walk • Lake Tåkern is a lake in Östergötland County, Sweden. It is considered one of northern Europe's foremost bird lakes. It is 12 km long and 8 km wide, with an average depth only 0.8 metres. The lake lies around 20 km west of Mjölby, bordering in the west to Omberg.
4.6 miNE
Church
Kumla Church
117 min walk • Kumla Church is a limestone church, built in the 12th century. It is located at the lake Tåkern in Kumla socken in Mjölby Municipality in Östergötland, Sweden.
3.1 miNE
58°19'58"N • 14°49'18"E
Glänås Naturum, Väderstad
80 min walk • Nature and wildlife, Scenic walking areas, Children's museum
3.6 miW
Archaeological site
Alvastra pile-dwelling
93 min walk • The Alvastra pile-dwelling is a pile dwelling from ca 3000 BC in Alvastra, Ödeshög Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden. Southern Scandinavia has many types of cult centres, but the Alvastra pile dwelling is unique in Northern Europe and is the only of its kind outside of the Alpine Pile Dweller culture.

Rök Runestone, Ödeshög

Facts and practical information

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

Tåkern

Kumla Church

Glänås Naturum, Väderstad

Alvastra pile-dwelling