In Fjärdhundraland, the story is here and now

In the areas between Västerås, Uppsala and Stockholm, history is always present. On the same day you can experience everything from the Viking Age and all the way to the present!

The firewood ship

A very large rock carving in a beautiful forest landscape.

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Björksta Bronze Age village

Around Björksta church, in the vicinity of Sagån, there are several sites with exciting rock carvings to visit.

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Uppsala-Näs church can be seen at the side of the road — a nice place to stop! The church was built in the 15th century and has been renovated a number of times over the centuries. The church interior is white and without paintings. Part of a rune stone is embedded in the church wall.

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The runestones at Ryda kungsgård

The road between Nysätra church and Torstuna church is a road where people have traveled since time immemorial. Amunde and Ödgärd once lived here, who "had this stone erected after Anund, their son, and made a bridge". It is the runestone U 839, which stands by the roadside near Ryda kungsgård, a few hundred meters from Örsundaån, which was the […]

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Böksta stone

Along the winding road from road 55 towards Balingsta and Wik's castle stands a mighty, 2.5 meter high runestone on the north side of the road after a couple of kilometers. It is Bökstastenen - famous for its hunting motif of a skier with a bow and arrow, a rider with a sword and a kestrel. The runestone has no cross […]

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Ekolsunds Slott & Wärdshus

400 years of garden history, a beautiful castle with castle café and shop. Celebrate a wedding or hold a conference. Good overnight accommodation.

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Husby-Sjutolfts church

Paintings by Albertus Pictor in good condition.

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Skokloster Castle

Skokloster Castle is the largest private palace ever built in Sweden and it is one of the world's finest baroque museums.

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Audio guide: The ridges near the sky

Here in Fjärdhundraland it is not hilly. But the ridges have been helpful to both us who want a view, and medieval road users who needed help finding the right way and getting dry-shod. Listen to the story of ridges, created by the ice age!

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Örsundaån - the ancient motorway

Örsundaån is the artery through Fjärdhundraland. Here, goods and people have been transported since time immemorial. The river was not the unassuming watercourse it is today, but a mighty river that could carry the ships of the Viking Age, directly into the sea. In the Viking Age and the Middle Ages, Fjärdhundraland was a large country, gathered around Örsundaån and Enköpingsåsen. Thanks to the river and […]

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Audio guide: Digging gold in the potato field.

Today, Tuna is a village with a nursery and vast fields. But 1700 years ago, Tuna was on the shores of Lake Mälaren, and the local king lived here. Hear the story of the king's medallion and the gold in the potato land! Listen in the app Storyspot where you will find many more exciting stories, or directly here. Production: David Larsson, Priroda MediaManus: Ylva […]

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Audio guide: Kärsta and the Roman Empire

Settle down here, on the border between Västmanland and Uppland, by Sagån. Hear the story of how the "day boy" Lundström one day in 1818 made an unexpected find. Listen here or in the app Storyspot. Production: David Larsson, Priroda Media, Screenplay: Ylva Fontell, Reading Swedish: Åsa Lansfors Lindblom. The production has been carried out with support from Leader Mälardalen.

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Audio guide: Forsarnas Forsby

Forsby is a village built on the rapids of the Örsunda River. Here, hydropower gave life to mills and sawmills before the electricity came. Hear the story of mills, millers and bakers in the large central town of Forsby! Listen in the Storyspot app or here. Text: Ylva Fontell. Background: Gunnar Larsson. Speaker: Åsa Lansfors. Music: Stefan Löfgren. - This Story Spot […]

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Landsberga farm

Landsberga Gårdsbutik is a hub for upland food and tradition. Here you buy Local Farm Eggs and other locally produced food and drink. Rich selection of gift items.
Take the opportunity to have a coffee in the café! On the outdoor terrace you have a clear view all the way to Biskopskulla church.

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Hemsta hagar

Hemsta Hagar is a nature reserve with a lot of culture. The pastures are lands that have been grazed for millennia, and with flowers and plants that thrive right here. Further into the pastures you will find a historical jewel - rock carvings that were knocked into a rock during the Bronze Age.

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Orsundsbro

Örsundsbro is a community strategically located between Enköping and Uppsala, by road 55 that we travel on today, and by Örsundaån which was the Vikings' motorway. Örsundsbro - a trading place Örsundsbro is a trading place with very old origins. It all started with a bridge being built over the Örsundaån river around eight hundred years ago. The flat area of […]

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Kvekgården

The cattle farm is a well-preserved farmhouse where we can see how life happened in the early 19th century. Bend your neck, because you take a step into a time when the threshold was high, the door post was low, the farm's only cow was small and the pig lived in a cubicle smaller than your TV.

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Wik castle

Wik's castle looks like a castle from a fairy tale book where it is nestled in a large park right next to lake Mälaren. It is a really nice excursion destination, here you can swim, walk around the large nature park, build huts or just relax on a lawn. Also accommodation and food.

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Church path in Tärnsjö

Experience both nature and culture while walking on the old church path that runs between Skekarsbo and Nora church in Tärnsjö. The easily walked path is about 9 km long easy road and takes you through the tallest woods and along the tracks over the big wet North Myran.

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Härkeberga church

Härkeberga church is filled with paintings by Albertus Pictor. Not a centimeter is empty, everywhere there are pictures of biblical figures, the essence of folk beliefs, exotic animals and many other things.

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Husby-Sjutolfts hometown association

The hometown association in Husby-Sjutolft has no hometown farm to care for and maintain, but instead they put their power on events and excursions in the area.

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Vånsjöåsen & Vånsjö mill

Beautiful nature reserve with a fantastic view of the countryside. Easy walking - discover both plants and remains from the Iron Age. In early spring, the ridge is covered by a purple veil – this is where the most backsippers grow in Uppsala county. The purple beauties thrive on the lean and sunny slopes. Along the ridge there are also a number of ancient remains, a burial ground with stone placements and [...]

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Lagunda hometown association

The Lagunda Hometown Association is dedicated to the areas around Örsundsbro. They manage, among other things, the Kvekgården and the Cape.

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Kappen

Visit the small museum Kappen which tells the story of Sweden's first cooperative company.

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Audio guide: Milestones

Surely the road signs were a little more bulky in the past? This milestone of cast iron topped by by a crown in relief. But what does "RvK" mean, and what happened in 1850?

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Audio guide: Uppsala-Enköping Railway

The straight cycle path through the forest is an old embankment. Once there was the railway between Uppsala and Enköping. Listen to the story here! In Swedish In English Auf deutsch

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Audio guide: Nils Holgersson of Sparrsätra

This story is a striking example of how chance governs our lives and our future. Listen to the story of how the orphaned boy Nils Holgersson from Sparrsätra got a new life.

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Audio guide: Country Stores

Did you know that before 1846 it was forbidden to trade in the countryside? Listen to the story of one of the thousands of country merchants - and how the Christmas candy smelled in Bishop's Hill! In Swedish In English Auf deutsch

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Audio guide: Målhammar and Charles XII’s funeral cortège

Målhammar mansion has an exciting history - not least the one about Karl XII's liking and the night the hero king spent under Målhammar's roof. In Svenska In English Auf deutsch

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Audio guide: Battle of Gataskogen

Hear the story of the Battle of the Gataskogen - make a trip back in time. Today you are in Hummelsta, now you travel back to 1365 and the battle over the Swedish crown.

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Audio guide: The Old cinema

Here you can listen to the story of how the carpenter Edvard Johansson rebuilt his carpentry to become the village's entertainment center: the cinema. In Swedish In English Auf deutsch

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Uppdrag Kultur – The Culture Mission –

Need a guide? Then you should contact Eva Wrede at Mission Culture

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Runestone at Sundet, Långtora village

With rune stone dimensions measured, this is an extremely minimalist rune stone. No intricate loops or intricate borders, but the grate has settled for a cross and a single rhinestone row on the high, smooth stone.

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Hjälsta church

Hjälsta church was built at the end of the 15th century. It has high and stately vaults, but is completely devoid of medieval vault paintings. Do not miss the fine rune stones that stand just outside the cemetery wall west of the church.

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Fröslunda Church

A small church from the 15th century. Inside there are some fine medieval sculptures and one of Sweden's oldest organs. Nearby is the Andrum outdoor chapel.

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Fittja church

A beautiful little medieval church that has plenty of blinders on the facade. Blinders are decorative patterns and recesses in the wall surface.

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Kulla church

The white-clad church is located at a small height in the middle of the upland cultivation landscape. It is not far to Mälarviken Oxen. The church is built in the Middle Ages and has a low and solid tower.

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Gryta church

Gryta kyrka is located at the end of an idyllic winding little road that first takes you past the stately Salnecke and Salnecke castle café. The church is a light-skinned medieval building with a chip roof. If the church is open, you can watch nice lime paintings in the spirit of Albertus Pictor. Don't miss the little special altar essay from the 18th century and the nice pulpit.

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Grönsöö castle and park

Grönsöö Castle offers everything you could want for a long, pleasant day out. A magnificent castle next to the water, lush and green park, good coffee and exhibitions, bathing opportunities and as the crown at work: the adorable little house in the water!

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The Old Cinema in Örsundsbro

Get a sense of the old days of film at the old cinema in Örsundsbro. The wooden benches are hard, so a break is needed in the middle of the movie - a perfect time for refreshments from the small kiosk outside. The cinema may be old, but what is shown is current-day quality films that guarantee you a nice bio experience in the summer evening.

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Altuna Runestone

At the Altuna stone you will see exciting picture stories from the Viking Age fairy tale world.

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Kokkola town hall

You can not miss Karleby Tingshus when traveling along the RV70. The carpeted house with a capped canopy crowned by a bell tower was commissioned for the winter tent 1688. For two centuries it was used for trials and there was also a dungeon in the cellar of the house.

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Morgongåva viking area

The entire Fjärdhundraland is filled with history. In Morgongåva, a group of enthusiasts have made the story extra accessible in what is called Morgongåva Viking area. Within the area there are not only rune stones, but also burial mounds, tar piles and other exciting ones. See also Morgongåvas new runstone

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Morgongåva new rune stone

A thousand years ago, Ari, who lived at Ramsjö farm, decided to let a runic stone travel in memory of his father. While walking, the stone has found its way to Edinburgh, where it now stands. 2014 a copy of the stone was erected at home in Morgongåva.

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Runestone in Isby

In the 1000s Torsten made this stone in memory of Halvdan.

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Runstone in Forsby

Beside the road is a large cross-spruce ridge that tells us that Frögärd left the stone behind his husband Igul. At the end of the 19th century, it was on the hair that this stone was transported away to Skansen in Stockholm, but the Mjölk company in Forsby, who considered that the stone was on their land, put an end to the increase. U1154

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The runestones in Brunnby

At a few hundred meters distance from each other, two rune stones stand, both of which are ridden by women.

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Giresta Church

A delicious pink church with fine tile details. Since the church has a very good acoustics, it is today known as a high-class concert church under Anders Wall's patronage. Since 1989, 6-10 concerts are held here every year.

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Långtora church

To the exterior a typical upland church - whitewashed and without towers. Inside you should first and foremost look at the fine arches construction in the choir - the medieval builders were real estates!

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Biskopskulla Church

Biskopskulla Church is a medieval church in disguise - at first glance the small towered sanctuary looks like it's from the 18th century - but step inside and you'll be greeted by medieval frescoes.

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Litslena church

Medieval church with beautiful altar cabinet.

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Nysätra church

Nysätra church is from the 15th century and built of brick. The facade has plenty of white blinds - ie decorative fields. Inside, the church is characterized by the style ideals of the 19th century.

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Torstuna church

Torstuna church is from the 1790s in neoclassical style and very spacious. The population of Torstuna was large at that time and everyone had to fit in the church! The building replaced a medieval church that had been struck by lightning in the early 18th century. The altarpiece was made by Burkhard Precht, one of the best Stockholm craftsmen of the Baroque era.

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Frösthult Church

Frösthult's church is a medieval church that was equipped with towers in the 1840s.

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Simtuna church

Construction of the church began in the 13th century, but many later periods have left their mark. Inside the church there are vault paintings from the 1460s by the so-called Ärentuna master.

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Härnevi Church

Härnevi church is located in an idyllic village setting with lush trees and a tarred bell tower.

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Altuna church

High on a hill stands Altuna church with a view of the entire parish. The church is from the middle of the 19th century.

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Shooters' Leap

Scenic situated ancient castle from the Iron Age. The walls are well visible and the place is a nice destination for both large and small. Skutters skans is one of about 150 ancient cities in Uppland. Here came the people to seek protection from enemies in troubled times. The castle was a safe place for both people and pets from the surrounding [...]

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outer grinder

The most prominent at Ytterkvarn is the stone bridge over Skattmansöån. Here, the fall height in the year has long been used for iron handling and in the 18th century an ironworks was established. Upplandsleden passes by Ytterkvarn and here is a resting place with a table of an old millstone. From here you can continue through Skattmansöådalen's nature reserve, on to Skattmansöbacken. At the bridge there is parking and information sign.

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Guest City

One of Uppland's largest villages in its time and with a dramatic "royal" history. In the village there are many old buildings left - do not miss the beautiful magazines from the railway era.

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Pukberget

Pukberget is a place that sets the imagination in motion. At Pukberget there are lots of huge moss-covered boulders that broadcast like a giant. Among the blocks are several smaller caves. The largest, the Pukberg cave, you can climb into.

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Runstone at Österunda church

At the bell tower at Österunda Church you will find one of Upplands many rune stones. Like so many other rune stones, it was reused as the threshold of the church when it was built during the Middle Ages.

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Altuna homestead farm

In the village of Fröslunda in Altuna lies the hometown farm from the beginning of the 18oo century next to the parish's first schoolhouse. The small schoolhouse with just a single classroom has been painstakingly renovated into a charming school museum, where nothing is missing.

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Härledgården

Hembygdsgården Härled is situated high and scenic with wide views of the nejden. The red-painted manor building dates back to the 18th century and stands in its original location. The farrow branch with its sun symbol is typical of this part of Uppland.

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Memorial in Brunnby

On the eve of Walpurgis Fair in 1791, a group of young people gathered to make a fire and scare the wild animals by making noise with, among other things, rifle shooting. Unfortunately, one of the shots hit a 16-year-old girl who died. The young people of the village have carved a memorial in the stone slab to honor Margareta Olofsdotter's memory. The place is in the forest […]

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Dunderbo, Krigsstigen

The War Trail is a hike among the 10 soldier villages that existed in Dunderbo. Guided tours are sometimes offered, but you can also walk on your own. There is a brochure in a mailbox at Dunderbo Ljus och Hantverk with a map for the one who goes without a guide. The distance is about 1.5 kilometers.

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Fjärdhundra

Fjärdhundra was created as a station community by the railway between Enköping and Heby / Runhällen. The railway has been closed for a long time, and today Fjärdhundra is a community on road 70 between Enköping and Sala. Fjärdhundra can be seen in the distance, thanks to the silo rising over the plain Marstallen. There, the grain is taken care of and delivered by the area's farmers. At the entrance to […]

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