Stockholms län
This round ring in the ground is a remnant of a charcoal pile/clamp from when charcoal was produced in the area. The tenant of the land was required to deliver coal to the ironworks at Rånäs bruk. Charcoal was made by burning wood under low-oxygen condition…
The homestead, built in the 1880s, was the island's schoolhouse until 1953. The homestead was renovated in 1997. It hosts a market, parties, lectures, as well as cinema and theater. The Archipelago Museum's Runmarö branch is located here.
STORKYRKAN, the city church that became great. It is not known when Storkyrkan was built, but it was probably around 1240, a few years before Birger Jarl founded the city of Stockholm. The church was built for the fishermen and sailors who populated the are…
St. Erik's Chapel, A staircase that leads to St. Erik. On the northern part of Kungsholmen's promenade, at the height of Bonniers konstmuseum on the other side of Klara sjö, we pass a sky-high staircase. At its foot is an oval pond with a fountain. The one-…
KARLBERG CASTLE The person who gave his name to Karlberg was Gustav II Adolf's half-brother Karl Karlsson Gyllenhielm. In 1634, the house that is now the core of the old castle was built. After Karl's death in 1650, Karlberg was bought by Magnus Gabriel De…
NORTHERN BURIAL PLACE, God's field. On June 9, 1827, Epiphany Day, Johan Olof Wallin, pastor primarius in Stockholm and former vicar of Solna, inaugurates the New Cemetery, now the Northern Cemetery, in Solna. His inauguration speech is still considered a r…
BELLEVUE, ALBANO, FRESCATI Are we not in Sweden? This question might be asked by someone walking along the eastern shore of Brunnsviken, where the names of some places are reminiscent of both Italy and France, such as Albano, Bellevue, Frescati or Tivoli. W…
BERGIAN GARDEN After the promenade, on the part of Albano called Kräftriket, stands Alfred Nyström's statue of Carl Michael Bellman. At the end of the 18th century, Kräftriket was a tavern, which Bellman describes in Fredman's epistle no. 80. "So my nymph a…
ULRIKSDAL CASTLE When we walk under Bergshamraleden, we have left Brunnsviken's naiads behind us. On the way to Ulriksdal Castle there are two wooden houses on the right side with the beautiful name Väntorp. The houses were a gift from Karl XV to one of his…
MARIA'S CHURCH Sigtuna is the oldest city in the Swedish Empire, founded around 980, and was the center of the Christian mission in the Swedish Empire. The royal town plan from the 10th century is still followed. Ruins of three 12th-century churches remain,…
Wiras Kaffestuga is transformed into Kulturstuga! Kulturstugan offers local art and crafts, created in Roslagen. Open during the summer from midsummer to the start of school.
In the old Inspector’s house at Wira you can see the decorative ironwork being made here today. The building itself dates back to 1793. Next door there is a carriage house with ironworks display and various special exhibitions. Forges The forge in use today…
Bergshamra mill from the 16th century is the association's homestead. In addition to guided tours, the association also organizes artist and craft weeks, cultural walks, cultural events and Midsummer celebrations. The area is always open for visits.
