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Explore Karsta in Sweden

Karsta in the region of Stockholm is a town in Sweden - some 23 mi or ( 37 km ) North of Stockholm , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Karsta

Current time in Karsta is now 08:17 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: Liepāja, Telšiai, Klaipėda, Visby, and Uppsala. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Liepāja . We saw 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 Karsta ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Brother ape-Welcome Future

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Sweden, our politicians, how they motivate massimmigration

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Sweden, we investigate our politicians. Here the Center party member of parliament Lennart Pettersson is exposed. A citizen wrote him asking for his view on massimmigration. His answer is chocking. In ..


Midsummer celebrations in Rimbo, Sweden

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Traditional midsummer at Tolvmansgården in Rimbo. First they raise the pole, then the dance around it begins. ..

A nice stay in the woods

16:18 min by Mika Viinamäki
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Sleeping in the woods to get some fresh air and get away from the city life just for a moment. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Snottsta and Vreta stones

The Snottsta and Vreta stones are individual runestones known as U 329, U 330, U 331 and U 332. They are found on the homesteads of Snottsta (also spelled Snåttsta) and Vreta, and they tell in Old Norse with the younger futhark about the family story of Gerlög and Inga in 11th century Uppland, Sweden, together with the Hillersjö stone (U 29) and the runestone U 20/21.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 59.62 18.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Runestones, Gerlög and Inga

Orkesta Runestones

The Orkesta Runestones are 11th century runestones engraved in Old Norse with the younger futhark that are located at the church of Orkesta north-east of Stockholm in Sweden. Several of the stones are raised by, or in memory of, the Swedish Viking Ulf of Borresta who during the eleventh century returned home three times with danegeld. The leaders of the three expeditions were Skagul Toste (Tosti), Thorkell the Tall (Þorketill) and Canute the Great (Knútr).

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 59.60 18.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Runestones in Uppland, Runestones in memory of Viking warriors

Orkesta

Orkesta is a parish with 1103 inhabitants (2003), located in Vallentuna Municipality, Stockholm County in Sweden. It is located at 59°36'0.00"N (59.6 N) latitude, 18° 7'0.00"E (18.1167 E) longitude. Its altitude is at 21.95 meters (72 feet).

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 59.60 18.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Geography of Stockholm, Uppland

Lingsberg Runestones

The Lingsberg Runestones are two 11th century runestones, listed as U 240 and U 241 in the Rundata catalog, and one fragment, U 242, that are engraved in Old Norse using the younger futhark and located at the farm at Lingsberg, which is about 2 kilometres east of Vallentuna (halfway to Kusta), which is about 24 kilometres north of the center of Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden, which was part of the former province of Uppland.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 59.55 18.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Runestones in Uppland, Runestones in memory of Viking warriors

Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751

Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751 was a regularly scheduled Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) flight from Stockholm, Sweden to Copenhagen, Denmark and Warsaw, Poland that crashed on 27 December 1991. The McDonnell Douglas MD-81 was piloted by Danish captain Stefan G. Rasmussen and Swedish first officer Ulf Cedermark. Ice had collected on the wings' inner roots (close to the fuselage) prior to take off, which broke off and was blown/sucked into the engines as the aircraft became airborne on takeoff.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 59.77 18.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: 1991 in Sweden, 1991 meteorology, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by engine failure, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by ice, Aviation accidents and incidents in 1991, Aviation accidents and incidents in Sweden, Scandinavian Airlines accidents and incidents

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Karsta