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Groneborg Destination Guide
Delve into Groneborg in Sweden
Groneborg in the region of Västra Götaland is located in Sweden - some 193 mi or ( 311 km ) West of Stockholm , the country's capital .
Local time in Groneborg is now 04:10 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Stockholm " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Uddevalla, and Stora Levene. While being here, you might want to check out Copenhagen . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Groneborg ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Järpås, Västra Götaland
The society Järpås south of Lidköping in Sweden 2010. Biking through centre and visits the folk museum and passing the church. You can also see pictures from the area here: www.panoramio.com ..
Häggesled, Västra Götaland
The small society Häggesled south of Lidköping in Sweden 2010. Looking at the the church and two viking age rune stones. You can also see pictures from the area here: www.panoramio.com ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Skalunda
Skalunda is a village in Västergötland, Sweden and the site of Skalunda Barrow, a historic burial mound. Hög, from the Old Norse word haugr, means mound or barrow. The modern English cognate, still in use, is "howe", "how", or "hoo", as in Sutton Hoo. At the church, there are two runestones and to the west of the church there is the Barrow of Skalunda which is the largest one in Västergötland. Skalunda Barrow is one of the larger barrows in Scandinavia.
Located at 58.55 12.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Hindens rev
Hindens rev is a long, narrow, straight peninsula that projects westwards from Kålland into Dalbosjön, the western part of lake Vänern. Hindens rev is a terminal moraine and is part of what is known as the central Swedish terminal moraine zone.
Located at 58.58 12.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Sparlösa Runestone
The Sparlösa Runestone, listed as Vg 119 in the Rundata catalog, is located in Västergötland and is the second most famous Swedish runestone after the Rök Runestone.
Located at 58.35 12.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Bjärby Runestones
The Bjärby Runestones are two Viking Age memorial runestones located near Grästorp, Sweden, in Bjärby synod, which was in the historic province of Västergötland. The two stones are memorials to men who held the titles thegn and drengr, and one has a depiction of the hammer of the Norse pagen deity Thor.
Located at 58.34 12.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
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