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Hovgarden Destination Guide

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 .

Interactive map of Hovgarden

Local time in Hovgarden is now 02:51 PM (Sunday) . 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.


Videos

Trippy hallways in the Stockholm Arlanda airport 2

0:14 min by Leo Cheng
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I've been through a few airports but have never seen anything like this... ..

Sweden - Alsnöhus in Hovgården, a Viking grave-field

6:03 min by shoutokutaiko720p
Views: 1129 Rating: 4.00

A high definition video (HDV) with stereo sound. To view in stereo and HD mode, append &fmt=22 to the end of the URL and press Enter. View in full screen mode. Alsnöhus in Hovgården, Adelsö is a Vikin ..


Balloon flight over Stockholm

3:29 min by xhplais
Views: 558 Rating: 5.00

Started at Gärdet. Passed the northern parts of Stockholm city, Hagaparken and Kista. Landed at Barkarby. ..

Stockholm - Örebro

7:55 min by svekron
Views: 367 Rating: 5.00

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 59.36 17.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Adelsö, Former populated places in Sweden, Geography of Stockholm County, Viking Age populated places, Visitor attractions in Stockholm County, World Heritage Sites in Sweden

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).

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 59.36 17.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 12th-century church buildings, Adelsö, Buildings and structures in Stockholm County, Churches in Sweden, Runestones in Uppland, Visitor attractions in Stockholm County

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.

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Located at 59.36 17.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Houses in Sweden

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.

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Located at 59.36 17.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Runestones in Uppland

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.

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Located at 59.39 17.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Stockholm County, Mälaren