The Ansgar monument, or Ansgar's cross, stands on the peak of Borgberget, within the fortified site Birkaborgen at Birka on Björkö in Ekerö commune.
The cross was erected in 1834 to mark the 1000-year anniversary of Ansgar's arrival to Birka.
The monument is a ring cross and serves as a memorial to this historic arrival.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
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The Viking Age trading center and Christian settlement: Birka and Hovgården 3.2 km 
The Vessel of a Burned King 3.3 km 
Stenhamra stonecutters’ village Stenhuggarbyn, 179 61 Stenhamra, Sweden · 7.3 km 
Stenhamra quarry Vallviksvägen 110B, 179 61 Stenhamra, Sweden · 7.5 km 
Kaggeholms slott 8.8 km 
Three brothers raise a stone for their father Jörund 11 km 
Black Lake Castle Svartsjövägen 2, 179 95 Svartsjö, Sweden · 11 km 
From Royal Hunting Retreat to Granite Prison 11 km 
Apple juice microfactory Viksundsvägen 60, 179 96 Svartsjö, Sweden · 11 km 
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