Frösön
| Frösön | ||
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| Waters | Storsjön | |
| Geographical location | 63 ° 12 ' N , 14 ° 33' E | |
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| surface | 41 km² | |
| Highest elevation |
Östberget 468 m above sea level NN |
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Frösön is the largest island in Lake Storsjön in the Swedish province of Jämtland County .
geography
The highest point Frösöns is the Östberget with a height of 468 m above sea level. NN and 176 m above the Storsjön. In the south-east of the island is the lake Changsjön.
history
The town of Frösön on the island today belongs to the neighboring town of Östersund , but until 1970 it had the status of a köping , an independent market town . For almost a millennium, the island was the center of Jämtland , a center of trade and transport. It wasn't until 1879, when the railroad reached the city, that Östersund took on this role.
The island has been the place where the “ Jamtamot ”, a ting with its own laws, was held since the 10th century . Frösön is home to the so-called “ Frösöstein ” ( Frösöstenen ) from the 11th century, Sweden's northernmost rune stone and the only one in Jämtland. Among other things, he reports on the Christianization of the region at that time, from which the predecessor church of today's Church of Frösön ( Frösö kyrka ) also came.
Near the church is the former Trivialskola , which had existed since 1679 and was Sweden's only country school for a long time. In 1847 she was moved to Östersund.
Origin of name
Frösön is named after the fertility goddess Frö , and thus one of many places around Storsjön, the names of which come from Norse mythology .
traffic
The island can be reached via three bridges. From Östersund in the east over the Frösö bridge, from Genvalla in the west over the Vallsund bridge and from Rödön in the north over the Rödö bridge.
In the west of the island, on a former military site, is the airport (Åre Östersund).
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the island
- Kristina Andersson (* 1965), former Swedish ski racer
- Anna Ottosson (* 1976), former Swedish ski racer
Other personalities
Towards the end of the 19th century, the composer Wilhelm Peterson-Berger moved to the island, which is also the setting for his opera Arnljot . Arnljot has been performed outdoors every summer near Peterson-Berger's house since 1935.
