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Egby Destination Guide

Explore Egby in Sweden

Egby in the region of Örebro is a town in Sweden - some 89 mi or ( 143 km ) West of Stockholm , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Egby is now 11:12 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Stockholm " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Copenhagen, Vinon, Västerås, Uppsala, and Tangsater. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Copenhagen . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Egby ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Valsta

Valsta is a suburban area in the vicinity of Märsta, north of Stockholm, Sweden.

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Located at 59.15 15.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Populated places in Stockholm County

Göksholm

Göksholm is a medieval Swedish castle located on the southern beach of lake Hjälmaren. It is the oldest privately owned building in Sweden that has been continuously inhabited. Göksholm's oldest parts can be dated to the 13th century. It is located in Stora Mellösa, Örebro Municipality.

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Located at 59.27 15.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Castles in Örebro County, Listed buildings in Sweden, Närke

Ysätters-Kajsa

Ysätters-Kajsa was a wind-troll that people used to believe in the Swedish province of Närke, probably the only one of her kind in Scandinavia. The Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf immortalised Ysätters-Kajsa in her famous novel The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1906–1907). She wrote that in Närke, in the old days, there was something that existed nowhere else and it was a troll named Ysätters-Kajsa.

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Located at 59.13 15.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Närke, Scandinavian folklore, Scandinavian legendary creatures

Hjälmaren

Lake Hjälmaren is Sweden's fourth largest lake. It is situated adjacent to Lake Mälaren through which it drains into the Baltic Sea, west of Stockholm. It is connected by waterway with Stockholm by the 13 kilometres long Hjälmare kanal. It is bounded by the provinces of Södermanland, Närke, and Västmanland. Hjälmaren is 63 kilometres long, about 20 kilometres wide, and has an average depth of 6 metres, and a surface of 485 km². The town of Örebro is situated at the western end of the lake.

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Located at 59.25 15.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Geography of Stockholm County, Geography of Södermanland County, Lakes of Sweden, Norrström basin

Hassle

Hassle is a location in Närke, Sweden, where a Celtic treasure was found in 1936. The treasure comprises a large bronze cauldron which contained two Bronze Age swords of the Hallstatt type, a pommel of bronze, two bronze buckets with ciste a cordoni, two small hooks of bronze and twelve large circular bronze plates with fittings of iron. All of the items were imported.

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Located at 59.35 15.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Sweden, Nordic Bronze Age