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Torshälla
Årby naturreservat
Ekbackens
naturreservat
Naturreservatet Ridö - Sundbyholmsarkipelagen
Mälaren
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Grundby
Vallby kyrka
Ostra Knall
Tärby
Kullersta sand
Slätviken
Kolsta
Viggeby
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Sundbyholms naturreservat
Sundbyholmsåsens naturreservat
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SUGGESTED WALKS• Sundbyholm–Slätviken approx.12km• Slätviken–Torshälla approx.6km• Torshälla–Eskilstuna approx.6km
SUGGESTED STARTING POINTS• ÅrbyCottage(Årbystugan)• Torshälla,byTorshargsportsground• Slätviken• Ostra,bythebeach/marina• SundbyholmsGuestMarina
CONNECTIONSYoucantravelbybustoseveralofthestarting/endpoints.Thecurrenttimetablecanbefoundatlanstrafiken.se,tel+46(0)771-224000.
ÅRBYCOTTAGE(Årbystugan)ÅrbyCottagewasoriginallyanoldfarmhousefromthe1700s.South-eastofthefarmsteadisarunestone,andnexttothestonearesomeIronAgegraves.
ÅRBYNATURERESERVE(Årbynaturreservat)
ThetrailpassesÅrbyNatureReserve,whichcompriseswoods,farm-landandpasture.Here,especiallyintheareasbetweenfarmlandandforest,wefindmanyplantsandanimalsthatsuggestthelandhasbeenfarmedforverymanyyears.Thenaturereserveisendowedwithmanyancientremains,includingseveralburialgroundsfromtheIronAge.
BURIALGROUNDS(Gravfält)HerewefindthefoundationsofahouseterracefromtheIronAge.Atsomepointalonghousestoodhere,comprisingadwellinghouseandstables.Southoftheterraceisastringofstones,probablytheremainsofananimalenclosure.TheareaincludesburialgroundsfromboththeEarlyandLateIronAge.
GLÖMSTARIDGE(Glömstaåsen)GlömstaRidgeisadornedwith100-year-oldoaktrees,largejuniperbushes,aspwoods,sprucewoods,opengrasslands,forestfringeswithvariedfaunaandfloraandrockyoutcrops.Thelandiskeptopenbygrazingcattle.Hereyoucanalsoseeburialgroundswithabout85IronAgegraves.
TORSHÄLLACANAL(Torshällakanal)Attheendofthe1500s,KingCharlesIXofSwedendecidedthatacanalshouldbebuiltbetweenthelakesMälarenandHjälmaren.Atthebeginningofthe1600s,Sweden’sfirstfullyfunctioningcanalwascompletedbetweenLakeMälarenandEskilstuna,althoughafterjust20yearsitbegantofallintodecay.Duringthe1800s,anewcanalwascon-structed,completedin1860.Thelockswererenovatedin1999.Todaythecanalistraffickedbyvesselssuchasthecanalboatm/sStOlof.
KRÅKECOTTAGE(Kråketorp)Herewefindtheremainsofanoldsoldier’scottageknownlocallyas‘Krokens’,namedafteroneofthesoldierswholivedhereattheendofthe1800s.
HILLTOPVIEWEnjoythewonderfulviewsfromthishilltop.FromhereyoucanseebothTorshällaRidge(Torshällaån)andLakeMälaren.
MEMORIALATBARNRÖSHILL(OfferkastetvidBarnrösberget)
ThestorybehindthenameofthisplacetellsofafarmerwholongagowastravellingbysledgefromEnebytoSjötorpatLakeMälaren.Beforeheleft,oneofhischildrensneakedoutandhidundertheskinruginthesledge.Onthereturnjourney,thefatherfoundhischildfrozentodeathatthisplace.Thechildhadfallenoutofthesledgewithoutthefathernoticing,andfrozetodeath.Sincethen,peoplehavemadeofferingsofsticksandstonesatthisplace.
SLÄTVIKENThebayatSlätvikenhasasmallandverybeautifulbeach.
VIEWPOINTATLAKEMÄLARENMälarenisthethirdlargestlakeinSweden.Thelakeishometozander(orpike-perch),eel,Europeanperch,Europeanciscoandsignalcrayfish.LookingtowardsSundbyholmyoucanseepartoftheRidö-Sundby-holmArchipelagoNatureReserve.Theculturallandscapeoftheislandsisrichinbroad-leaveddeciduousforest.OspreyandWhite-tailedEagle(orSeaEagle)cansometimesbeseenhere.
TÄRBYSTRONGHOLD(Tärbyborg)Yougetagreatviewfromhere.TärbyStrongholdisoneofmanyan-cientstrongholdsfoundintheareaaroundLakeMälaren.Thestrong-holdsformedalineofdefenceagainstattacksandwerebuiltintheperiod300–600A.D.Herewealsofindtwostonecircles,whichareburialgroundsfromtheIronAge.Theyarecomprisedofstonesformedinacircleoranoval.
OSTRAKNALLYoucanenjoythebeautifulsandybeachatOstraKnall.Anavalbattletookplaceherein1229betweenKingEricXIofSwedenandCouncil-loroftheRealmCanuteHolmgersson.KingEriclostthecrownandfledtoDenmark.CanuteproclaimedhimselfKingCanuteIIofSweden.EricreturnedtoSwedenin1234anddefeatedCanute.
GOLFCOURSEThegolfcoursehasarestaurantandoffersaccommodation.TheclubhouseiscalledLöfgårdandwasalreadymentionedinthe1300sunderthenameLeegård.Overtheyears,thebuildinghasbeenamanorhouse,hometomonksandsquires,andevenanagriculturalschool.
TROTTINGTRACKInadditiontoraces,thetrottingtrackatSundbyholmisusedforconfe-rences,tradefairs,concertsandparties.
SUNDBYHOLMANDSUNDBYHOLMRIDGENATURERESERVE(SundbyholmsochSundbyholmsåsensNaturreservat)
SundbyholmNatureReserveisabeautifulandvariedagriculturallands-capewithahistorythatstretchesbacktotheBronzeAge.Farmlandsdominatethereserve,buttherearealsomanytypesofforests.HereyouwillfindruggedpineforestsandairygreeneryinoneofSweden’snorthernmostbeechforests.Aroundthelake,wherehaymakingandgrazinghavelongsinceended,shorelinealderforestsandbroadbeltsofreedsarenowtakingover.InthemiddleoftheSundbyholmNatureReserveistheSundbyholmRidgeNatureReserve.
THESIGURDSTONECARVING(Sigurdsristningen)
ThisstonecarvingisthelargestinSödermanlandandisdatedabout1040.TheimagesillustratethemythofSigurdFafnesbaneandtheruniccharactersspeakofwhofinancedthestoneandabridge.Theinscrip-tionreads:“Sigrid,motherofAlrik,daughterofOrm,madethisbridgeforthesoulofHolmger,fatherofSigröd,herhusband.”
SUNDBYHOLMPALACE(SundbyholmsSlott)
Atthepalaceyouwillfindasandybeach,aplayground,barbequeareas,walkwaysandtrails,arestaurantandasmallshop,ahotel,acampsite,aharbour,aguestmarina,acaféandlograftrental.Youcanspendthenight,enjoyagoodmeal,holdaconferenceororganiseapartyatSundbyholmPalace.IntheMiddleAgestheestatebelongedtothemonasteryoftheOrderofSaintJohninEskilstuna.DuringthereignofKingGustavIofSwedenthepropertywastransferredtothecrown,andattheendofthe1500sKingCharlesIXofSwedengavethepropertytohisillegitimatesonCarlCarlssonGyllenhielm.In1639Gyllenhielmbegantheconstructionofthepalacethatstandstoday.ThepalacehasbeenownedbytheMunicipalityofEskilstunasince1939andisleasedout.
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Discoverthe Gyllenhielm Trail!
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Respect the environmentTheSwedishrightofpublicaccessaffordsusgreatfreedomtoenjoynature.However,westillhavearesponsibilitytoprotecttheenvironmentandtorespectprivateproperty.Ifyoumakeastoptoeatapackedlunch,besuretotakeyourrubbishwithyou.Alwaysrespectbansonlightingfires.Donotdisturbbirdsandanimals.Beparticularlycarefulinthespringandearlysummer,whenmanybirdshavetheiryoung.
Welcome to the Gyllenhielm Trail!
TheGyllenhielmTrailstretchesfromÅrbyCottagetoSundbyholmGuestMarina.Theentiretrailis24km(15miles),althoughyouneednotwalkthefulllength.Thetrailpassesthroughwoods,overrockyknollsandalongsidefields.InthesummeryoucanevenstopforaswimatSundbyholm,SlätvikenorOstraKnall.Thenaturalsurroundingsarealsoverybeautifulinthespringandtheautumn.Fillyourbackpackwithaheartypackedlunchandenjoythenaturalbeautyofahikealongthistrail.Orangecolourmarkingsontreesandpostsshowyoutheway.ThetrailisnamedafterCarlCarlssonGyllen-hielmwho,amongotherthings,groundedSweden’sfirstprimaryschoolnearSundbyChurch.Readmoreabouthiminthisbrochure.
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Carl Carlsson Gyllenhielm – the founder of Sweden’s first primary school
More informationCultureandRecreationDepartmentEskilstunaMunicipalityeskilstuna.se/[email protected]
EskilstunaTouristInformationeskilstuna.nuinfo@turism.eskilstuna.seTel+46(0)16-7107000
Culture and Recreation Department and Town Planning Department 2012. Photos: Maria Berggren. Design/Layout: Naturcentrum AB.
The Gyllenhielm Trail
C arlCarlssonwasbornin1574inNyköpingtoKarinNilsdotter,thedaughterofapriest.HisfatherwasDuke
Charles,wholaterbecameKingCharlesIXofSweden.CarlCarlssonreceivedmilitarytrainingandwasmadeanoble-manbyhispaternaluncle,KingJohnIIIofSweden.In1597hisfathergavehimtheSundbyholmestate.WhenhewasmadeaBaronin1615hereceivedthenameGyllenhielm.
Earlyinlife,CarlCarlssonGyllenhielmwasassignedmilitarycommissionsandledtheSwedishtroopsinthewaragainstKingSigismundIIIVasainLivonia.Hewascapturedin1601andspent12yearsinaPolishprison.Followinghisrelease,hewasappointedCouncilloroftheRealm,AdmiraloftheRealmandeventuallyGovernor-GeneralofSwedishIngriabyQueenChristinaofSweden.HemarriedChristinaRibbingin1615.
Afterhisrelease,Gyllenhielmshowedhisgratitudewithalar-gedonationtoSundbyParishtoestablishaschoolatSundbyChurch.Aplacewhereallchildren–regardlessofsocialclass–couldbetaughtreading,writingandarithmetic.ParticularlygiftedchildrencouldbesupportedbyGyllenhielm’sdonationforfurtherstudiesinSträngnäsorUppsala.
Theschoolwasinauguratedin1631,andonamapfromthattimeismarkedasjustnorthofSundbyChurch.EachdayGyllenhielmsentabarrelofsouptotheschool–Sweden’sfirstschoolmeals.
TheoldschoolhousenowfoundnearSundbyChurchdatesfromthe1800s.Thisisthethirdschoolhouseintheareaandwasstillusedforteachingupuntil1987.
CarlCarlssonGyllenhielmalsofoundedanironworksandtwoglassworks,andwasastakeholderinseveralotherworks.Theseworks,togetherwithincomefromhisagriculturallands,enabledtheconstructionofhislargepalacesinSundbyholmandKarlberginStockholm.
GyllenhielmdiedatKarlbergin1650,aged76years,andwasburiedatSträngnäsCathedral.