Frösön (Swedish:[ˈfrø̂ːsˌøːn],Jämtlandic:[ˈfɾø̂ːsˌœʏːa]; "Frey's island") is the largest island in the lakeStorsjön,Jämtland, Sweden. Part of the cityÖstersund is located on the island. During most ofrecorded history Frösön was the regional centre of Jämtland, and it is the location of theFrösö Runestone, the northernmost in the world.
The Swedish composerWilhelm Peterson-Berger had a summer house (and from 1930 a permanent home) on the island.[1] In 1896 Peterson-Berger composed a set of piano pieces entitledFrösöblomster (Flowers of Frösön), and his operaArnljot from 1910 is partly based on the runic inscriptions on Frösö Runestone.
63°11′30″N14°32′30″E / 63.19167°N 14.54167°E /63.19167; 14.54167
Frösön is named after theNorse godFreyr. It is the location of the "Frösö Runestone", the northernmost raisedrunestone in the world, dating from 1030-1050 AD.[2] Frösön was a separateköping until 1974 but was merged with Östersund at that time.
From 1915 to 1988, Frösön was the location ofFrösö sjukhus [sv], a state-ownedpsychiatric hospital tasked with caring for patients from all ofNorrland. The hospital's practices have later been questioned, and it is known to have anonymously buried at least roughly 50 of its patients.[3]
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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) |
| Averageprecipitation 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[specify] | |||||||||||||
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