Brandrök ekerö
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- Not to be confused with Eckerö, a municipality in Åland.
Ekerö [ˈeːkərˈøː] is a freshwater archipelago in lake Mälaren, which forms a municipality in Stockholm County. Ekerö is also the only Swedish municipality with two UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Viking age settlement Birka, and Drottningholm Palace, which is the residence of the Royal family.
Understand
[edit]During the Ice Age, Nordic bedrock was pushed down, and since the ice melted around BC it slowly ascends, in Stockholm at the rate of centimetres per year (see Nordic countries#Understand). The islands of Ekerö rose above sea level about BC. Around AD, Birka and Adelsö were important centres of commerce, and the water was still part of the brackish Baltic Sea. In the 13th century, as the straits around Stockholm have become narrow enough to make Mälaren a freshwater lake, Stockholm became the natural point of transfer between domestic and international ship transport. The main island Lovön became royal property in the 16th century, housing the Drottningholm Palace, and a number of royal manors. Ekerö and Stenhamra were villages, and grew to suburbs of Stockholm in the s. Though the proximity to
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Björkö (Ekerö)
Björkö on MälareninsaariRuotsissaEkerön kunnassa, joka sijaitsee Tukholman läänissä. Se on kuuluisa Birkanviikinkiaikaisesta kauppapaikasta, jonka arkeologiset kaivaukset ovat tuottaneet vuosikymmeniä mielenkiintoisia löytöjä.[1][2]
Saari sijaitsee Adelsönin eteläpuolella ja Ekerönin länsipuolella niin, että saarien välissä aukeaa Hovgårdsfjärden ja eteläpuolella Södra Björkfjärden. Björkö on 3,8 kilometriä pitkä ja 1,8 kilometriä leveä. Saaren eteläosa kasvaa metsää ja muu osa saaresta on viljeltyä tai pieniä metsäsaarekkeita. Kiinteää asutusta on kartan mukaan neljässä taloudessa ja lisäksi on parikymmentä vapaa-ajan asuntoa. Saaren keskiosassa on länteen aukeava Kassviken, jonka lahdenpohja on puoli kilometriä leveä ja titta on leveälti soistunut. Saaresta työntyy järvelle viisi lyhyttä niemeä: Gisseludden, Köpmanskär, Häggholmen, Klåholmen ja Ångholmen. Viimeksi mainitussa sijaitsee saaren vierasvenesatama [3] ja suurille yhteysaluksille on oma laituri metrin päässä. [1][4]
Matkaa Adelsöhön on metriä Björkösundetin yli ja Ekeröhön on 1,7 kilometriä matkaa. Björkön ympärillä on seitsemän piene
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5 places to visit on Ekerö
Ekerö and the Mälar Islands with their fantastic archipelago and nature have plenty of attractions and activities to offer. Below you will find five suggestions! Be extra aware regarding the Covid situation.
Say hello to the royal family of Sweden! Well, kind of. Make a visit to the fantastic Drottningholm Palace, located in the middle of Lovön. Drottningholm got its name as early as when a stone house was built for Queen Katarina on behalf of Johan III. Since then, the palace has been rebuilt and expanded several times and many royals have made their mark on it. Drottningholm is today listed on UNESCOs World Heritage List. Enter the palace halls, wander around the palace park, take a guided tour or visit Drottningholm Palace Church. In addition, there are many activities for children! And maybe, you’ll even get a glimt of someone from the royal family.
You can find more info about Drottningholm Palace here!
If you make your way to Drottningholm Palace, donät miss out on the remarkable Chinese Pavilion. The incredible building is located in the far section of the palace park and is hard to miss. Colorful and built in Chinese style,