Frösön
Description
Frösön is the largest island in the lake Storsjön, located west of the city Östersund in Jämtland, Sweden. During most of recorded history the island was the regional centre of Jämtland.Frösön is the location of the "Frösö Runestone", the northernmost raised runestone in the world, dating from 1030-1050 AD. Frösön was a separate köping until 1974 but was merged with Östersund at that time.The island is named after the Norse god Freyr.The Swedish composer Wilhelm Peterson-Berger had a summer house (and from 1930 a permanent home) on the island. In 1896 Peterson-Berger composed a set of piano pieces entitled Frösöblomster (Flowers of Frösön), and his opera Arnljot from 1910 is partly based on the runic inscriptions on Frösö Runestone.
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Vinter på riktigt :-) #winter #jämtland #norrland #sweden🇸🇪 #snow
Promenad i winter wonderland❄️❄️ #östersund #frösön #jämtland #winter #winterwonderland #snow
Fint i Jämtland.
Varför vila när man kan gräva? 😄 #jagärintetrött
Vilken underbar dag! Freya har imponerat då hon med glädje dragit Arvid i pulkan både i uppförsbackar och i djupsnö❄🌞⛄🐾
как будто в разных странах мы живем @zozzolee
Ljuvligt ljus ☺
Vackra vinter ☺
Inte lika fint på min favoritstrand såhär års..men härligt att få komma ut å bara va, utan hund, utan måsten. Bara va ❤
Boarden #lastday #dontwannagohome #sweden #östersund #fröson #boarden #skiing #makememories #memories #girltrip #natur #naturlover #travel #traveltheworld #wanderlust #goodtimes