Örke
Örke is a hamlet in Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County. Örke is situated nearby to the hamlet Åby, as well as near Forsgärde.Places of Interest
Highlights include Skuttunge Church and Björklinge Church.
Björklinge Church
Church
Photo: Riggwelter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Björklinge Church is situated 2½ km northeast of Örke.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Björklinge and Lövstalöt.
Björklinge
Village
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Björklinge is a locality situated in Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 3,269 inhabitants in 2010. The name, written as Birklinge, was used for the parish as early as 1314, and Norsemen graves have been found in the area. Björklinge is situated 2½ km northeast of Örke.
Lövstalöt
Village
Lövstalöt is a locality situated in Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 1,046 inhabitants in 2010. Lövstalöt is situated 12 km north of the city of Uppsala, in the flat country that surrounds the city. Lövstalöt is situated 6 km southeast of Örke.
Bälinge
Village
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Bälinge is a locality situated in Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 2,437 inhabitants in 2010. The village was built around Bälinge Church, which was originally erected in the 13th century and is decorated with paintings made by Albertus Pictor. Bälinge is situated 7 km south of Örke.
Örke
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Orke”
- Category: locality
- Location: Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.00725° or 60° 0′ 26″ northLongitude
17.52955° or 17° 31′ 46″ eastElevation
40 metres (131 feet)Open location code
9FGV2G4H+VROpenStreetMap ID
node 6466962702OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2686597
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In Other Languages
“Örke” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Örke”
- Norwegian: “Ørke”
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