Himmelstalund Rock Carvings

Norrköping, Sweden

Himmelstalund is a large park famous for having one of Sweden's biggest collection of petroglyphs with more than 1660 pictures. Some of the depicted boats having a similar shape as the Hjortspring boat. Oldest features have been dated to the transition between the Late Neolithic and the Early Bronze Age (19201740 BC).

References:

Wikipedia

Address

Hagagatan 2, Norrköping, Sweden

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Details

Founded: 1900 BC
Category: Prehistoric and archaeological sites in Sweden
Historical period: Neolithic Age (Sweden)

More Information

www.ssfpa.se
en.wikipedia.org

Rating

2.9/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

umashankar Ramalingam (2 years ago)
Lot of spiders

SwedenMAK Travel (2 years ago)
Amazing place i have been

Eran Zehavi (2 years ago)
We were there for the ancient engraved stones, it was nice to see and find the drawings.

Armin Naderi (3 years ago)
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Detti Hegedűs (3 years ago)
The rocks are interesting. The place is good for a nice short walk.

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