Frösön

Frösön (Swedish: [frøːsøːn], Jamtlandic: [fɾøːsœʏːa]; "Frey's island") is the largest island in the lake Storsjön, located west of the city Östersund in Jämtland, Sweden. During most of recorded history the island was the regional centre of Jämtland.

Frösön in March 2008

Frösön is the location of the "Frösö Runestone", the northernmost raised runestone in the world, dating from 1030-1050 AD.[1] Frösön was a separate köping until 1974 but was merged with Östersund at that time.

The island is named after the Norse god Freyr.

The Swedish composer Wilhelm Peterson-Berger had a summer house (and from 1930 a permanent home) on the island.[2] In 1896 Peterson-Berger composed a set of piano pieces entitled Frösöblomster (Flowers of Frösön), and his opera Arnljot from 1910 is partly based on the runic inscriptions on Frösö Runestone.

Climate
Climate data for Frösön
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) −5
(23)		 −3
(26)		 0
(33)		 5
(42)		 12
(53)		 16
(61)		 18
(65)		 17
(62)		 12
(53)		 6
(42)		 0
(32)		 −3
(26)		 6
(43)
Average low °C (°F) −10
(15)		 −9
(16)		 −6
(21)		 −2
(29)		 3
(38)		 8
(46)		 10
(51)		 10
(49)		 6
(42)		 2
(35)		 −3
(26)		 −8
(18)		 0
(32)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 19.0
(0.75)		 16.3
(0.64)		 14.0
(0.55)		 19.8
(0.78)		 22.5
(0.89)		 47.0
(1.85)		 60.9
(2.40)		 48.3
(1.90)		 33.6
(1.32)		 24.6
(0.97)		 19.3
(0.76)		 18.0
(0.71)		 343.3
(13.52)
Source: SMHI
  • Frösö church
  • Frösö Runestone
  • Frösö tower
  • Airport
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References
  1. The runestone on the island Frösön
  2. Wilhelm Peterson-Berger biography at Naxos (retrieved 11 September 2007)

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