Omberg

Omberg
1928 map of the Omberg area.
Highest point
Elevation 262.8 m (862 ft)
Coordinates 58°18′01″N 14°38′51″E / 58.30028°N 14.64750°E / 58.30028; 14.64750Coordinates: 58°18′01″N 14°38′51″E / 58.30028°N 14.64750°E / 58.30028; 14.64750 
Geography
Omberg
Geology
Age of rock Paleoproterozoic
Mountain type Granite horst

Omberg is forested mountain in the western Östergötland County. It lies between Lake Vättern and Lake Tåkern. Geologically the mountain is horst. Alvastra Abbey lies at its foot.

The western cliff of Omberg has been indicated as a ättestupa in folk history.

Geologically Omberg is horst, a fault-bounded and uplifted block of bedrock.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Lundqvist, Jan (1969). "Landskapet". In Lundqvist, Magnus. Det Moderna Sverige (in Swedish). Bonniers. p. 44.
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