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Almare-Stäkets borg
🇸🇪 Sweden
Almarestäket's castle (or Sankt Erik's castle) is a medieval castle ruin in Upplands-Bro municipality in Stockholm County. The complex is named after Eric IX of Sweden and was once one of Sweden's strongest and most famous castles, located at the important choke point of Almarestäket, a strait at the inlet to Lake Mälaren. Almarestäket's castle is listed as an ancient monument by the Swedish National Heritage Board.
Text adapted from “Almarestäket's castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Almare-Stäkets borg ranks #372 of 6,412 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #36 of the 196 mapped in Sweden. See how Sweden compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Almare-Stäkets borg?
Almare-Stäkets borg stands in Sweden, at 59.46932°, 17.79255°.
How famous is Almare-Stäkets borg?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #372 of 6,412 worldwide, and #36 in Sweden. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Almare-Stäkets borg?
Granhammar Castle, about 6 km away.
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