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Delve into As in Sweden

As in the region of Västmanland is a city in Sweden - some 58 mi or ( 93 km ) North-West of Stockholm , the country's capital .

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Current time in As is now 05:25 PM (Saturday) . 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: Västerås, Uppsala, Tortuna, Stockholm, and Södertälje. While being here, make sure to check out Västerås . 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 As ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Ufo Phenomena in Sweden 2008

1:30 min by maxxsee
Views: 2712 Rating: 2.70

I suddenly felt I wanted to take pictures of the sky.. What I caught on tape is something amazing.. Something that has kept on showing up on my pirctures and films.. 18 days later they are still appea ..

Västerås CityZip- glid som en kung över city!

0:40 min by timelapsetony
Views: 1289 Rating: 5.00

Ta en åktur i världens första zipline i stadsmiljö. Över 500 meter lång och 84 meter hög. Öppnar sommaren 2011 i Västerås. Mer information hittar du på skytouch.se. ..


VSK|TV: Highlights från Lulematchen - andra raka segern

15:31 min by vskfotbolltv
Views: 635 Rating: 5.00

VSK Fotboll fortsätter att njuta utav segerns sötma. Efter klara 3-1 borta mot Eskilstuna City sist, så var IFK Luleå näste man till rakning. Även här slogs motståndarna med besked och i den andra rak ..

big power meet 2009 helicopter overview

3:48 min by quattrothedog
Views: 606 Rating: 0.00

we took a trip in the helicopter, just to get an overview of the sheer scale of it. apologies for the shoddy camera work, but i don't expect an oscar !! in the distance, can be seen the campsites, vas ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Anundshög

Anundshög (also Anundshögen and Anunds hög) is a tumulus near Västerås in Västmanland, the largest in Sweden. It has a diameter of 60 metres and is about 9 metres high. Assessments of the era of the mound vary between the Bronze Age and the late Iron Age. A fireplace under it has been dated by radiocarbon dating to sometime between AD 210 and 540. Some historians have associated the mound with the legendary King Anund, while others regard this as speculative.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 59.63 16.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Sweden, Buildings and structures in Västmanland County, Geography of Västmanland County, Kurgans, Visitor attractions in Västmanland County, Västmanland

Swedbank Park

Swedbank Park is a multi-use stadium in Västerås, Sweden. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Västerås SK Fotboll. The stadium holds 7,044 people and was opened in 2008. It replaced Arosvallen as the home of Västerås SK.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 59.63 16.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Football venues in Sweden

ABB Arena

ABB Arena is the common name of the two biggest indoor arenas in Västerås, Sweden. "ABB Arena Nord" is the renovated arena which was earlier called Rocklundahallen. "ABB Arena Syd" is the second arena and is a multi arena mainly used for bandy but also for concerts and exhibitions. ABB Arena Nord is the ice hockey arena and VIK Västerås HK's home arena. ABB Arena Nord was renovated in September 2007 and has a capacity of 5,800 spectators.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 59.63 16.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Bandy, Bandy in Sweden, Buildings and structures in Västerås, Ice hockey venues in Sweden, Indoor arenas in Sweden, Indoor ice hockey venues in Sweden, Swedish bandy competitions

Carlforsska gymnasiet

Carlforsska gymnasiet is a Swedish secondary school in the city Västerås, a city west of Stockholm, the Swedish capital.

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Located at 59.62 16.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Gymnasiums (school) in Sweden

Arosvallen

Arosvallen is a multi-use stadium in Västerås, Sweden. It is mostly used for football games. It is the home stadium for the division 1 American football team Västerås Roedeers. The stadium hosted two 1958 FIFA World Cup games were played, Yugoslavia - Scotland and Yugoslavia - France. It also hosted four group matches, a quarterfinal, and a semifinal in the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 59.62 16.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 1958 FIFA World Cup stadiums, FIFA Women's World Cup stadiums, Football venues in Sweden

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