Listen to the story of Härnevi Church and Albertus Pictor This is a church beyond the ordinary. Here you meet people from the Middle Ages. Listen to the story of Albertus and Härnevi church.
Read more ...Fourth century land is not just cafes, farm shops and beautiful scenery. There are also many stories to tell. The journey along the medieval small roads becomes so much more interesting when we know what it is we have ahead of us! That is why we have made audio guides where you can listen to a bit of all the history that is around us.
You can listen directly here on the web, but best if you listen in the app Storyspot, right on the spot where it happened!
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: Alstabadet and Uvberget
A dip or to the top of the mountain? It's time to choose. Here you will hear about the king's ford and Örsundsbroarna's favorite bathing spot.
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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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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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Landsberga farm
Landsberga Gårdsbutik is a hub for Uppland food and tradition. Here you buy the farm's Närvärpta 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.
Farm shop & café
Open: Open all days 11-17. The egg shed is open every day 6.30-21.
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.
Read more ...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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Äs puss
Beside the foot of Äsåsen lies the small lake Äs puss. Take a break at the fine rest area and look out over the open water and bird life.
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Marstallen
Plain southeast of the community Fjärdhundra. The plain used to be one of Uppland's largest marshland areas, which was later drained and turned into agricultural land. Marstallen is a popular resting place for many birds, especially during the spring migration. Listen to the story of Marstallen Here is an audio guide!
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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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