Angarn Church

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Angarn Church, external view

Angarn Church (Swedish: Angarns kyrka) is a Lutheran church at Angarn in Vallentuna Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. It is located close to Angarnsjöängen nature reserve. The church is associated with the Archdiocese of Uppsala of the Church of Sweden.[1][2]

One of the runestones next to the church

Although Angarn Church probably dates from the 1280s, it lies in a cultural landscape with a much older history. Petroglyphs from the Bronze Age, as well as several significantly later runestones testify to the old traditions of the place. The church was built on a hill next to an inlet of the Baltic Sea (which has subsequently disappeared as a consequence of post-glacial rebound) and thus was strategically located, easy to reach by boat.[3]

The church lies in an enclosed cemetery.[3] On the grounds there are several runestones, and one (U 201 in Rundata) is also immured in the church. Of the runestones on the church grounds, one (U 203 in Rundata) was possibly made by the only known female runemaster, Frögärd i Ösby.

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