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Rangsta Destination Guide

Explore Rangsta in Sweden

Rangsta in the region of Uppsala is a town in Sweden - some 53 mi or ( 85 km ) North of Stockholm , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Rangsta is now 06:47 PM (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, Vaasa, Visby, Vattholma, and Västerås. Since you are here already, 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. Where to go and what to see in Rangsta ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Ärentuna IP 2009-09-19 Fader ND variable gray filter 29.97p 1/50 f5.6

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Interesting facts about this location

Ohthere

This is about the Swedish king Ohthere. For the Norwegian voyager by the same name, see Ohthere of Hålogaland Ohthere (also Ohtere), Old Norse Óttarr vendilkráka (Vendelcrow; in Modern Swedish Ottar Vendelkråka) is a semi-legendary king of Sweden of the house of Scylfings who would have lived during the 6th century (fl. c. 515 – c. 530). His name can be reconstructed as Proto-Norse *Ōhta-harjaz or *Ōhtu-harjaz.

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Located at 60.13 17.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 6th-century monarchs in Europe, Characters in Beowulf, Semi-legendary kings of Sweden

Vendel

Vendel is a parish in the Swedish province of Uppland. The village overlooks a long inland stretch of water, Vendelsjön, near which the Vendel river has its confluence with the river Fyris. The church was established in 1310. Vendel is the site of an ancient royal estate, part of Uppsala öd, a network of royal estates meant to provide income for the medieval Swedish kings.

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Located at 60.16 17.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Sweden, Iron Age Europe, Ship burials

Fjuckby

Fjuckby is a village in Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden, located about 15 km north of the central city Uppsala along European route E4. The village has a population of 65 people (as of 2000) within an area of 18 hectares. Known as a site for runestones, the village's name has generated worldwide interest in the village.

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Located at 59.97 17.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Populated places in Uppsala County, Runestones in Uppland

Valsgärde

Valsgärde or Vallsgärde is a farm on the Fyris river, about three kilometres north of Gamla Uppsala, the ancient centre of the Swedish kings and of the pagan faith in Sweden. The present farm dates from the 16th century. The farm's notability derives from the presence of a burial site from the Swedish Vendel Age (part of the Iron age and the Viking Age); it was used for more than 300 years. The first ship burial is from the 6th century and the last graves are from the 11th century.

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Located at 59.93 17.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Sweden, Farms in Sweden, Ship burials, Viking Age populated places

Uppsala öd

Uppsala öd, Old Norse: Uppsala auðr or Uppsala øðr (Uppsala domains or wealth of Uppsala) was the name given to the collection of estates which was the property of the Swedish Crown in medieval Sweden. Its purpose was to finance the Swedish king, originally the "king of Uppsala", and they supported the king and his retinue while he travelled through the country. There was one estate of this kind in most hundreds and it was usually called Husaby.

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Located at 59.90 17.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: History of Uppsala, Swedish monarchy