Biskopsön
59°6′10″N 18°43′27″E / 59.10278°N 18.72417°E
Biskopsön (Bishop Island) is an island in the archipelago of Stockholm, Sweden. Nearby islands in the same region of the archipelago include Kastön and Svärtskär.
History[edit]
According to August Strindberg, the Swedish author, the local people at his time told him that the island had been given its name because a bishop (Swedish: Biskop) had been murdered there.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Ulf, Sörenson (2006). Vägvisare till Stockholms skärgård. Norstedts. ISBN 978-91-518-4770-2.
External links[edit]
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- Biskopsön Skärgårdsstiftelsen
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