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Ormsta Destination Guide

Delve into Ormsta in Sweden

Ormsta in the region of Stockholm is a city in Sweden - some 15 mi or ( 24 km ) North of Stockholm , the country's capital .

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Current time in Ormsta is now 04:52 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Stockholm " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Liepāja, Klaipėda, Pori, Visby, and Uppsala. While being here, make sure to check out Liepāja . We encountered some video on the web . 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 Ormsta ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Media in Sweden conspired to lie, Lilla Saltsjobadsavtalet.

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Media in Sweden, (Svensk media) made a secret agreement in 1987. They agreed to lie and distort the truth so nobody would find out about the massive criminality among immigrants. This caused the polit ..

Peak Performance | Golf 2010

1:24 min by PeakPerformanceProd
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Peak Performance golf collection 2010 carries forward our heritage as a mountain brand. The essence of sport combined with the sharp world of fashion into one unique mix. Its half city half mountain r ..


The North Face 2010 Freeride Sport

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A four-month road-trip trying to find the best free-ride spots... Free Radicals is a loose-knit group of free-riders often referred to as Scandinavia's foremost skiers. This year, Free Radicals premie ..

Free Radicals Trailer

1:19 min by TheNorthFace
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A four-month road-trip trying to find the best free-ride spots... Free Radicals is a loose-knit group of free-riders often referred to as Scandinavia's foremost skiers. This year, Free Radicals premie ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Vallentuna Municipality

Vallentuna Municipality (Vallentuna kommun) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Vallentuna. The current municipality was established as a result of the municipal reform of 1971. Its coat of arms depicts an eagle, a broad axe and two stars.

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Located at 59.53 18.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Metropolitan Stockholm, Municipalities of Stockholm County, Municipalities of Sweden

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.

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Located at 59.55 18.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Runestones in Uppland, Runestones in memory of Viking warriors

Arkils tingstad

Arkils tingstad ("Assembly location of Arkil") is the remains of the Viking Age thing or assembly location of a hundred in Uppland, Sweden. It is situated on the outskirts of Stockholm. The remains consist of a rectangular stone formation and two runestones. The runestones and the assembly location were created by the Skålhamra clan who also had the two Risbyle Runestones made across the lake near their estate. It consequently appears that they owned land on both sides of the lake.

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Located at 59.52 18.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Runestones in Uppland, Ting

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).

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Located at 59.60 18.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 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).

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Located at 59.60 18.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Geography of Stockholm, Uppland