Description
Granite stone with reliefs on all four sides. On the front Kings Gustav II Adolf of Sweden and Christian IV of Denmark.
Inscription(s)
år 1619
möttes
här GUS
TAV II AD
OLF och
CHRIST
IAN IV
Signature
1953 / öhrström
Information Sign
"KUNGASTENEN"
edvin öhrström
1952
Annotation
The stone commemorates the treaty of 1619. In March of that year, King Gustav Adolf II of Sweden and Christian IV met at the castle. Over a period of a week they celebrated the payment in full of the Älvsborg ransom.
Sculptor
- Edvin Öhrström (Burlöv 1906 - 1994), Swedish artist (Wikipedia).
Sources & Information
Tags
Locatie (N 56°40'24" - E 12°51'28") (Satellite view: Google Maps)
Item Code: se076; Photograph: 22 July 2009
/ updated: 4 March 2011
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