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Touring By in Sweden

By in the region of Jämtland is located in Sweden - some 295 mi or ( 475 km ) North-West of Stockholm , the country's capital city .

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Time in By is now 01:33 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Stockholm " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Verkon, Uppsala, Sveg, Stroemsund, and Stockholm. Being here already, consider visiting Verkon . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for By ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Viola - Time-lapse Painting

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Drawing of Viola at killercolours.blogg.se HD viewing recommended. Tria-markers on 30 x 42 cm markerpaper See the finished drawing here: bokkei.blogg.se The Soundtrack is; Skyscape - A River in the Ci ..

Amy Macdonald - Live at Storsjöyran Östersund 2009 - Part 3

9:59 min by westfalkland
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A live recording from the City Festival Storsjöyran in Östersund 2009, where Amy were headlining the festival alongside Lady Gaga. It was a brilliant performance, and both Amy Macdonald and Lady Gaga ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Åre Östersund Airport

Åre Östersund Airport, previously known as Östersund-Frösön Airport is located about 11 km west of Östersund, Sweden and 94 km east of Åre, Sweden. The airport opened in 1958. Åre Östersund airport is an international airport and served 377,868 passengers in 2011.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 63.19 14.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Airports in Sweden, Buildings and structures in Jämtland County, Östersund

Frösön

Frösön is the largest island in the lake Storsjön, located west of the city Östersund in Jämtland. During most of recorded history the island was the regional centre of Jämtland. Frösön is the location of "Frösöstenen", the northernmost raised runestone in the world, dating from 1030-1050 AD. Frösön was a separate köping until 1974 but was merged with Östersund at that time. The island is named after Freyr, the Norse God of fecundity and love.

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Located at 63.19 14.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Islands of Sweden, Jämtland County

Storsjön

Storsjön (lit. "The Great Lake") is the fifth largest lake in Sweden, with an area of 464 km² and a greatest depth of 74 m. It is located in the province of Jämtland in modern Jämtland County. From Storsjön runs the river Indalsälven and the lake contains the major island Frösön. The city of Östersund is located on the east shore of the lake, opposite Frösön.

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Located at 63.22 14.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Geography of Jämtland County, Lakes of Sweden

Krokom Municipality

Krokom Municipality is a municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Krokom. The present municipality was formed in 1974, when the former municipalities of Alsen, Föllinge, Offerdal and Rödön were amalgamated. The number of original local government entities in the area is nine, and amalgamations had also taken place in 1952 and 1969.

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Located at 63.32 14.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Jämtland County, Municipalities of Sweden

Frösö Runestone

Frösöstenen is the northern-most raised runestone in the World and Jämtland's only runestone. It originally stood at the tip of ferry terminal on the sound between the island of Frösön and Östersund. On it is inscribed: Austmaðr, Guðfastr's son, had this stone raised and this bridge built and Christianized Jämtland. Ásbjörn built the bridge. Trjónn and Steinn carved these runes.

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Located at 63.18 14.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Runestones in Jämtland