Frösön
{{Short description|Island in Storsjön in Östersund Municipality, Sweden}}
Frösön ({{IPA|sv|ˈfrø̂ːsˌøːn|lang}}, {{IPA|sv|ˈfɾø̂ːsˌœʏːa|label=Jämtlandic:|generic=yes}}; "Frey's island") is the largest island in the lake Storsjön, Jämtland, Sweden. Part of the city Östersund is located on the island. During most of recorded history Frösön was the regional centre of Jämtland, and it is the location of the Frösö Runestone, the northernmost in the world.
The Swedish composer Wilhelm Peterson-Berger had a summer house (and from 1930 a permanent home) on the island.[http://www.naxos.com/person/Wilhelm_Peterson_Berger/21175.htm Wilhelm Peterson-Berger biography at Naxos] (retrieved 11 September 2007) In 1896 Peterson-Berger composed a set of piano pieces entitled Frösöblomster (Flowers of Frösön), and his opera Arnljot from 1910 is partly based on the runic inscriptions on Frösö Runestone.
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History
Frösön is named after the Norse god Freyr. It is the location of the "Frösö Runestone", the northernmost raised runestone in the world, dating from 1030-1050 AD.[http://www.qsl.net/sm5rih/runestone.html The runestone on the island Frösön] Frösön was a separate köping until 1974 but was merged with Östersund at that time.
=Hospital=
From 1915 to 1988, Frösön was the location of {{ill|Frösö sjukhus|sv}}, a state-owned psychiatric hospital tasked with caring for patients from all of Norrland. The hospital's practices have later been questioned, and it is known to have anonymously buried at least roughly 50 of its patients.{{cite news|title=Massgrav med mentalpatienter funnen i Jämtland|trans-title=Mass grave with mental patients found in Jämtland|url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/jamtland/massgrav-med-mentalpatienter-funnen-i-jamtland|newspaper=SVT Nyheter|trans-work=SVT News|language=sv|agency=TT News Agency|date=19 October 2020|access-date=19 October 2020|last1=Eriksson|first1=Bengt}}
Climate
{{Weather box
|location = Frösön
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan high C = -5
|Feb high C = -3
|Mar high C = 0
|Apr high C = 5
|May high C = 12
|Jun high C = 16
|Jul high C = 18
|Aug high C = 17
|Sep high C = 12
|Oct high C = 6
|Nov high C = 0
|Dec high C = -3
|Jan high F = 23
|Feb high F = 26
|Mar high F = 33
|Apr high F = 42
|May high F = 53
|Jun high F = 61
|Jul high F = 65
|Aug high F = 62
|Sep high F = 53
|Oct high F = 42
|Nov high F = 32
|Dec high F = 26
|Jan low C = -10
|Feb low C = -9
|Mar low C = -6
|Apr low C = -2
|May low C = 3
|Jun low C = 8
|Jul low C = 10
|Aug low C = 10
|Sep low C = 6
|Oct low C = 2
|Nov low C = -3
|Dec low C = -8
|Jan low F = 15
|Feb low F = 16
|Mar low F = 21
|Apr low F = 29
|May low F = 38
|Jun low F = 46
|Jul low F = 51
|Aug low F = 49
|Sep low F = 42
|Oct low F = 35
|Nov low F = 26
|Dec low F = 18
|Jan precipitation mm = 19.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 16.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 14.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 19.8
|May precipitation mm = 22.5
|Jun precipitation mm = 47.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 60.9
|Aug precipitation mm = 48.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 33.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 24.6
|Nov precipitation mm = 19.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 18.0
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.75
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.64
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.55
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.78
|May precipitation inch = 0.89
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.85
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.40
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.90
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.32
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.97
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.76
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.71
|source 1 = SMHI{{specify|date=February 2016}}
|date=June 2012
}}
Gallery
File:Froso kyrka side.jpg|Frösö church
File:Frösöstenen.jpg|Frösö Runestone
File:Frosotornet.jpg|Frösö tower
File:Airport Östersund.jpg|Airport
References
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External links
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Category:Islands of Jämtland County
Category:Former Norwegian populated places