Discover Hovgarden in Sweden
Hovgarden in the region of Stockholm is a place located in Sweden - some 19 mi or ( 31 km ) West of Stockholm , the country's capital .
Local time in Hovgarden is now 02:22 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Stockholm " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Liepāja, Klaipėda, Vitsand, Visby, and Vattubrinken. When in this area, you might want to check out Liepāja . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Hovgarden ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Trippy hallways in the Stockholm Arlanda airport 2
I've been through a few airports but have never seen anything like this... ..
Sweden - Alsnöhus in Hovgården, a Viking grave-field
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Balloon flight over Stockholm
Started at Gärdet. Passed the northern parts of Stockholm city, Hagaparken and Kista. Landed at Barkarby. ..
Stockholm - Örebro
I början av mars 2012 smälte snön ner på isarna som sen återfrös. Hela Mälaren och Hjälmaren låg med hårda isar och förhållandena för en Örebrotur blev bättre än på mycket länge. Inom loppet av en vec ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Hovgården
Hovgården is an archaeological site on the Lake Mälaren island of Adelsö in Ekerö Municipality in central-eastern Sweden. During the Viking Age, the centre of the prospering Mälaren Valley was the settlement Birka, founded in the mid-8th century and abandoned in the late 10th century and located on the island Björkö just south of Adelsö. Hovgården is believed to have been the site from which kings and chieftains ruled the area.
Located at 59.36 17.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Adelsö Church
Adelsö Church is a church located on the Lake Mälaren island of Adelsö, in Ekerö Municipality in central eastern Sweden. The Romanesque church, itself founded in the 12th century, is located next to Hovgården, an excavation site and a World Heritage Site dating back to before the Viking Age (c. 800-1050 CE).
Located at 59.36 17.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Alsnö hus
Alsnö hus (Swedish for "Alsnö House", where Alsnö is the old name for the Adelsö island) are the ruins of an old castle and a palace at the Hovgården settlement. It is located on Adelsö island, in Lake Mälaren in central-eastern Sweden. As part of Hovgården, it is declared a World Heritage Site.
Located at 59.36 17.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Uppland Runic Inscription 11
U 11 is the Rundata designation for a runestone that is located near the ruins of the old king's dwelling at Alsnö hus near Hovgården on the island of Adelsö in Sweden.
Located at 59.36 17.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tofta
Tofta was a manor and important manorial lordship in medieval Sweden, located in Adelsö, Uppland. Its most prominent holder was Charles Ulvsson, Lord of Tofta, maternal grandfather of king Charles VIII of Sweden. Charles VIII had an invented, partially fabricated genealogy published (see Nils av Tofta in Swedish) to create himself a descent from an invented granddaughter of king Eric IX of Sweden the Saint through some historically unattested earlier lords of Tofta.
Located at 59.39 17.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
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