Selaön
Selaön | |
Island | |
![]() Överselö Church on Selaön | |
Country | Sweden |
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County | Södermanland |
Municipality | Strängnäs |
Location | Mälaren |
- coordinates | SE 59°24′N 17°12′E / 59.400°N 17.200°ECoordinates: SE 59°24′N 17°12′E / 59.400°N 17.200°E |
Area | 94.72 km2 (37 sq mi) [1] |
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Selaön is the largest island in Mälaren, Sweden, and covers 95 km². It is located at Stallarholmen, east of Strängnäs, and it has about 3,000 permanent residents. It is connected by a bridge to the mainland. It is the largest island in any lake in Sweden.
![](../I/m/%C3%85sa_burial_ground%2C_S%C3%B6dermanland%2C_Sweden.jpg)
Spruce fir with three trunks at Åsa prehistoric burial ground at Selaön island
In the Heimskringla, Granmar, the king of Södermanland, was murdered on this island by Ingjald Illruler.
References
- ↑ "Statistisk årsbok 2011" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
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