Vendel
Vendel is a village in Tierp Municipality, Uppsala County. Vendel is situated nearby to the hamlet Allerbäcke, as well as near Hamra.Places of Interest
Highlights include Vendel Church and Ottar’s mound.
Ottar’s mound
Archaeological site
Photo: OlofE, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ottar’s mound is an archaeological site, which is situated 3 km southwest of Vendel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Örbyhus and Läby.
Örbyhus
Village
Photo: Zejo, Public domain.
Örbyhus is a locality situated in Tierp Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 2,153 inhabitants in 2018. Örbyhus Castle, located a few kilometers from the village, is where king Eric XIV of Sweden was imprisoned until his death from arsenic poisoning on 26 February 1577. Örbyhus is situated 9 km northeast of Vendel.
Läby
Village
Läby is a locality situated in Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 220 inhabitants in 2010. Läby is situated 9 km south of Vendel.
Upplanda
Village
Upplanda is a locality situated in Tierp Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 364 inhabitants in 2010. Upplanda is situated 10 km northeast of Vendel.
Vendel
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Tierp Municipality, Uppsala County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.16406° or 60° 9′ 51″ northLongitude
17.60765° or 17° 36′ 28″ eastElevation
28 metres (92 feet)Open location code
9FGV5J75+J3OpenStreetMap ID
node 2601400564OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2663373
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