59°6′10″N 18°43′27″E / 59.10278°N 18.72417°E
Biskopsön (Bishop Island) is an island in the archipelago of Stockholm, Sweden. Nearby islands in the same region of the archipelago include Kastön and Svärtskär.
History edit
According to August Strindberg, the Swedish author, the local people at his time told him that the island had been given its name because a bishop (Swedish: Biskop) had been murdered there.[1]
References edit
- ^ Ulf, Sörenson (2006). Vägvisare till Stockholms skärgård. Norstedts. ISBN 978-91-518-4770-2.
External links edit
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- Biskopsön Skärgårdsstiftelsen
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