Adelsö is an island in the middle of the lake Mälaren in Sweden near southern and northern Björkfjärden. The administrative center of the important Viking settlement Birka (on the neighbouring island Björkö) was situated at Hovgården on Adelsö. Birka and Adelsö form a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Mälaren at dusk Mälaren is the third largest lake in Sweden, after lakes Vänern and Vättern. ... The name Viking is a loan from the native Scandinavian term for the Norse seafaring warriors who raided the coasts of Scandinavia, the British Isles, and other parts of Europe from the late 8th century to the 11th century, the period of European history referred to as the Viking Age. ... Townsite of Birka Archaeological excavation at Birka Birka  listen , also Birca and Bierkø (today named Björkö, literally Birch Island), was an important trading center in the Baltic Sea region from the 8th century, which handled goods from Eastern Europe and the Orient, possibly as far as China, thus covering... Townsite of Birka Archaeological excavation at Birka Birka  listen , also Birca and Bierkø (today named Björkö, literally Birch Island), was an important trading center in the Baltic Sea region from the 8th century, which handled goods from Eastern Europe and the Orient, possibly as far as China, thus covering... UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations system established in 1946. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ...

Geography

The Adelsö landscape consists of pine-clad rocky hills and moraine ridges varied with fields and beautiful leaf trees, mostly oaks. The highest spot on Adelsö is Kunsta mountain with its 53.2 m above the sea level. The top of Kunsta mountain has a beautiful outlook tower which offers a great view of the middle of lake Mälaren. This article deals with the tree; for the e-mail client see Pine email client Species About 115. ... Moraine is the general term for debris of all sorts originally transported by glaciers or ice sheets that have since melted away. ... Oakland International Airport is located in Oakland, California and serves the San Francisco Bay Area metro region. ...

Demographics

The permanent residents is around 700 people, a number that has been quite stable through out the centuries. Most of the working force today commute to Stockholm but there are also a lot of farmers and a couple of active fishermen. During the summer months, a lot of summer guests comes to the island, making its atmosphere more lively. The Stockholm City Hall Stockholm  listen is the capital and the largest city of Sweden. ... Atmosphere may refer to: a celestial body atmosphere, e. ...

Transportation

Transportation to Adelsö is very good. Buses (line 311 and 312) start out from the bus terminal Brommaplan in the middle of Bromma and goes to the ferry berth Sjöängen on Munsö. Buss number 312 takes the car ferry and goes around the whole island. The ferry goes every half hour during the days and every hour during the evenings and nights. The night ferries goes more seldom during the summer months. Bromma is a borough of Stockholm, Sweden. ...

History

The history of Adelsö starts with the stone age. Adelsö was in that time only some smaller islands which rose from the sea since the end of the ice age. Lake Mälaren with its freshwater did not yet exist so the skerries that were to become Adelsö lay in a bay of the Baltic Sea. Stone Age fishing hook. ... Variations in CO2, temperature and dust from the Vostok ice core over the last 400 000 years For the animated movie, see Ice Age (movie). ... For the village on the Isle of Wight, see Freshwater, Isle of Wight. ... A skerry is a small, rocky island, usually defined to be too small for habitation. ... The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Eastern Europe and Central Europe, and the Danish islands. ...

Fishing, bird and seal hunting created the foundation for the life of the people living there. Graves from the older and younger stone ages exist, but most of the gravefields come from the Iron Age, mostly the Viking Age. There are also two ancient hillforts (fornborgar) on Adelsö; one of them, situated on Skansberget near Stenby, is unusually well preserved. subfamilies Otariidae Phocidae Odobenidae Pinnipeds are large marine mammals belonging to the Pinnipedia, a family (sometimes a suborder or superfamily, depending on the classification scheme) of the order Carnivora. ... Iron Age Axe found on Gotland This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age, for the mythological Iron Age see Iron Age (mythology). ... This article needs cleanup. ... The term hill fort is commonly used by archeologists to describe fortified enclosures located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage. ...

Adelsö, earlier called Alsnö or Alsnu and the great royal mounds (Kungshögarna) at Hovgården shows the importance of Adlesö during the Viking Age. The king lived in the King's House (Kungsgården) next to Hovgården on Adelsö and ruled from there over the greatest Viking city of the time, Birka. During the latter part of the 12th century a christian church was built next to Hovgården and Birger Jarl's sons built Alsnö hus, a splendid castle where king Magnus I of Sweden in 1279 called for the Meeting of Alsnö. At that meeting the Alsnö stadga was estblished, introducing the privileges of the Swedish nobility. Alternate meanings of barrow: see Barrow-in-Furness for the town of Barrow in Cumbria, England; also Barrow, Alaska in the U.S.; also River Barrow in Ireland. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Townsite of Birka Archaeological excavation at Birka Birka  listen , also Birca and Bierkø (today named Björkö, literally Birch Island), was an important trading center in the Baltic Sea region from the 8th century, which handled goods from Eastern Europe and the Orient, possibly as far as China, thus covering... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... Birger Jarl Statue of Birger jarl in Stockholm Birger Jarl  listen? or Earl Birger, (1210 – 1266), Swedish statesman, full name Birger Magnusson of Bjälbo, son of Magnus Minnesköld of Bjälbo and Ingrid Ylva, nephew to the Earl Birger Brosa, and the most famous member of the ancient noble family of... A ruin of a summerpalace at Hovgården, Adelsö, Sweden. ... Magnus II of Sweden (1240-1290), often called Ladulås: Barnlock, was king of Sweden from 1275/1280 until his death in 1290. ... Events Battle of Yamen. ... The Lords and Barons prove their Nobility by hanging their Banners and exposing their Coats-of-arms at the Windows of the Lodge of the Heralds. ...

During the middle ages, Alsnö hus was used as a summer palace for kings and governors but it fell later into ruin. What is left of the castle and several graves near Hovgården were dug up during extensive archeological investigations conducted between 1916 and 1926. At the same time as the Birka excavations during the 1990s several excavations was conducted on the area of Hovgården. Birka and Hovgården became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... A governor is also a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... For excavation in civil engineering see earthworks (engineering). ... Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but keeping the same mind-set. ... UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations system established in 1946. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

External links

• Adelsö (http://www.adelso.nu) (in Swedish)
• Adelsö (http://www.instansia.com/adel/0index.shtml) (in Swedish)