Sigtuna
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Sigtuna is a locality situated in the eponymous Sigtuna Municipality, in Stockholm County, Sweden with 9,689 inhabitants in 2020. It is the namesake even though the seat of the municipality is in anot
Stora gatan, the old main street
St. Mary's Church (Mariakyrkan) is a fine example of Brick Gothic architecture in Sweden
Sigtuna old town hall in early winter
St Olof's Church ruin (S:t Olofs kyrkoruin)
Pillage of Sigtuna
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The Pillage of Sigtuna was the raid of the Swedish town of Sigtuna by pagans from the Eastern Baltic in 1187, leading to its destruction. The pillage is most commonly attributed to Estonians, Curonian
Sigtuna
…kyrkoruin) dated from around the middle of the 11th century, and St. Lars Church (S:t Lars kyrkoruin) dating from the middle of the 13th century. In 1187, Sigtuna was attacked and pillaged by raiders from across the Baltic Sea, possibly from Curonia, or Estonians from the island of Saaremaa (Oeselians), or Karelians and…
The ruins of Almarestäket bishop's castle abandoned in the 15th century, photographed in 2013.
Magdeburg (Sigtuna) doors in Cathedral of Saint Sophia, Novgorod