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Sion

Sion is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 169 m. Vassfjellet stands 710 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Sverresborg Trøndelag Folkemuseum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

Sverresborg (Norwegian:Sverresborg i Trondheim) or Sverre Sigurdsson's castle (Kong Sverres borg) was a fort and residence built in the medieval city of Nidaros (later Trondheim) by King Sverre Sigurdsson. The fortification was built in support of Sverre Sigurdsson's struggle against his rival King Magnus Erlingsson to claim the throne of Norway. The site now forms part of the Sverresborg Trøndelag Folk Museum, an open-air museum for the region of Trøndelag.

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Dates from 1182.

Wikidata Q18342461, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1183

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates63.41951, 10.35719

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Peaks
  • Blyberget: 0.2 mi
  • Steinberget: 0.2 mi
  • Våttakammen: 1.4 mi
  • Skardhaugen: 1.5 mi
  • Høvringberget: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Ragnhild Levin: 0.6 mi
  • Lea Levin: 0.6 mi
  • Kari Per-stua: 0.6 mi
  • Rubin Hirsch: 0.7 mi
  • Marie Tulla Hirsch: 0.7 mi
Parks
Waterfalls
  • Nordsetfossen: 6.4 mi
  • Stoan: 11.8 mi
  • Trangfossen: 12.0 mi
  • Råfossen: 13.0 mi
  • Dølanfossen: 13.4 mi
Museums: 40
Attractions: 23
Picnic sites: 23
  • Dreiers minne: 2.0 mi
  • Holstvollen: 3.0 mi
  • Sjonglør: 3.1 mi
  • Nedre Kongleplassen: 3.3 mi
  • Krokodilleskogen: 3.3 mi
Beaches: 14
  • Brænnebukta: 2.1 mi
  • Korsvika: 3.1 mi
  • Korsvika: 3.1 mi
  • Korsvika: 3.2 mi
  • Fagerheimbukta: 3.9 mi
Gardens: 13
  • Parsellhagen: 0.1 mi
  • Apotekhage: 0.1 mi
  • Kneiken felleshage: 1.6 mi
  • Slanghagen: 2.4 mi
  • Plantesystemet: 3.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Svaet: 1.4 mi
  • Supersvaet: 1.4 mi
  • Burmaklippen: 3.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Kilden: 1.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Sion. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
VassfjelletS 180°710 m10.9 mi
TortbergaS 179°631 m9.8 mi
LitlfjelletS 185°605 m11.1 mi
StorheiaWSW 256°565 m5.0 mi
GråkallenW 272°554 m3.2 mi
AksnesklumpenNNW 347°545 m10.7 mi
BosbergheiaW 266°537 m5.2 mi
GullsibergetSE 143°537 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2117:3118:33
June solstice03:0321:5223:39
September equinox07:0218:2119:23
December solstice10:0214:32

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/170162092

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