You are here:
  1. Homepage
  2. »
  3. Sweden
  4. »
  5. Dalarna
  6. » Ostanbyn
Sweden Flag Icon

Ostanbyn Destination Guide

Delve into Ostanbyn in Sweden

Ostanbyn in the region of Dalarna is located in Sweden - some 86 mi or ( 138 km ) North-West of Stockholm , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Ostanbyn

Local time in Ostanbyn is now 11:54 PM (Thursday) . 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: Visby, Vasterbykil, Västerås, Vansjo, and Vallsjobo. While being here, you might want to check out Visby . 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 Ostanbyn ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Fantastic scenery in Avesta

0:28 min by Makoto Kondo
Views: 26 Rating: 0.00

Could see Daimond dust in fog diposit ..

Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.


Interesting facts about this location

Avesta Municipality

Avesta Municipality (Avesta kommun) is one of 290 municipalities of Sweden. It is in Dalarna County, in central part of the country, and its seat is in the town Avesta. The municipality in its present size was created in 1967 when the four surrounding municipalities were joined with the then City of Avesta. In 1971 it became a municipality of unitary type.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 60.15 16.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Market towns in Sweden, Municipalities of Dalarna County, Municipalities of Sweden

Brunnbäck

Brunnbäck is a small community in Sweden, eight kilometers southeast of Avesta in Dalarna at a crossing of Dalälven. In 1521, at the Battle of Brunnbäck Ferry, Swedish rebel troops under Peder Svensson and Olof Bonde defeated a Danish host by encirclement, cementing the Swedish Rebellion and allowing Gustav Vasa sufficient time to raise an army to challenge the Danish king.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 60.13 16.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Populated places in Dalarna County

Krylbo

Krylbo is a part of the town Avesta in Avesta Municipality, Dalarna County. It was a market town until it merged with the city of Avesta in 1966. Krylbo is mostly known for being an important railway hub called Avesta-Krylbo. On July 19, 1941, a German train of five cars transporting ammunition exploded while standing at the Krylbo railway station. 24 people were injured.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 60.13 16.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Geography of Dalarna County, Market towns in Sweden

Karlbo

Karlbo is a village in Avesta Municipality, Dalarna, Sweden. Erik Axel Karlfeldt was born here.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 60.12 16.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Populated places in Dalarna County

Lapphyttan

Lapphyttan or Lapphyttejarn in Norberg Municipality, Sweden, may be regarded as the type site for the Medieval Blast Furnace. Its date is probably between 1150 and 1350. It produced cast iron, which was then fined to make ferritic wrought iron cake or bun-like blooms. These were then cut into lumps for trade. It is thought that they correspond to the iron pieces known as osmonds.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 60.08 16.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Sweden, Economic history of Sweden, Geography of Västmanland County, Type sites