Biskopsön
59°6′10″N 18°43′27″E / 59.10278°N 18.72417°E / 59.10278; 18.72417
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
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
- ^ Ulf, Sörenson (2006). Vägvisare till Stockholms skärgård. Norstedts. ISBN 978-91-518-4770-2.
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