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Fredsmonumentet

Fredsmonumentet is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 133 m. Hornkjølberget stands 434 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Troll, a artwork 0.1 miles away. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.

The story

Morokulien (/mʊrʊˈkʉːliən/), also known as Fredsriket ("The Republic of Peace"), is a 6-hectare (15-acre) symbolic area on the Norway–Sweden border. A peace monument was erected there in 1914 to mark a century of peace between the two countries, and in 1959 the site became the ceremonial microstate of Morokulien during a joint Swedish–Norwegian radio broadcast. The site is widely regarded as the world's first transboundary peace park. In 2025, Morokulien became home to the world's first bi-national police station, jointly staffed by Norwegian and Swedish officers. The area functions as a cross-border tourist destination and cultural gathering place — hosting concerts, cultural events, ceremonies, and political meetings — and serves as a living symbol of the Nordic peace tradition and of cross-border cooperation between Norway and Sweden.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1914-08-16.

Wikidata Q389366, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1914
Height
18 m
Material
granite

How to reach it

Coordinates59.93163, 12.24281

84 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 16
  • Puta: 3.0 mi
  • Slaberget: 9.3 mi
  • Vardåsen: 10.0 mi
  • Hornåsen: 10.5 mi
  • Malmerberget: 12.0 mi
Parks: 16
  • Statueparken: 5.6 mi
  • Rastaparken: 18.9 mi
  • Bæreia: 19.0 mi
  • Puttara: 19.1 mi
  • Solurparken: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Polfossen: 8.8 mi
  • Sotebrufossen: 17.2 mi
  • Grasbråtafossen: 18.0 mi
  • Brattfossen: 19.1 mi
  • Tukufossen: 19.4 mi
Museums: 11
Historic sites: 8
Artworks: 1
  • Troll: 0.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Brattstupet: 4.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Damtjenn: 12.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • oude sluis: 13.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Snupunkt Møkkeren: 16.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fredsmonumentet. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HornkjølbergetNNW 329°434 m12.5 mi
GravlibergetWNW 294°414 m13.7 mi
MalmerbergetNNW 336°389 m12.0 mi
SommerfjøstoppenW 270°384 m21.0 mi
MangfjelletW 269°351 m17.6 mi
VardåsenW 275°338 m10.0 mi
BukkåsenW 262°330 m21.7 mi
MidtfjellaW 264°317 m17.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:1417:3018:24
June solstice03:4821:1922:39
September equinox06:5518:1919:14
December solstice09:1313:0015:06

Local time (Europe/Stockholm).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/3031741569

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