Gallows hill of Årsunda

Gävleborg · Sweden · Execution site

On the edge of Årsunda parish in Sandviken lies a former place of public execution, one of the places where death sentences were once carried out in public. Set in wooded ground, little is left to see today, yet the ground itself carries a heavy past. It is recorded in Sweden's national heritage register as L1948:7538.

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Where is Gallows hill of Årsunda located?

Gallows hill of Årsunda is in Gävleborg, Sweden.

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