Fyris
Fyrisån is a river in the Swedish province of Uppland, which passes through the city of Uppsala and ends in Lake Mälaren. The "Sala" river in Uppland was changed in the 17th century in memory of the Fyrisvellir battle, mentioned in the Icelandic sagas, as it was the belief that the marshy plains called "Föret" was the site of the famous Battle of Fýrisvellir in the late 10th century.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Sweden
- Also known as: “Fyris Nehri”, “Fyris upė”, “Fyrisan”, “Storvad”, “퓌리손 강”, “퓌리손강”, and “퓌리스 강”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Lyssnaängsbadet and Sunnersta Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Flottsund and Skarholmen.
Fyris
- Categories: small river and body of water
- Location: Uppsala County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.78333° or 59° 47′ north
Longitude
17.65° or 17° 39′ east
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
9FFVQMM2+82
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Fyris” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fyrisån”
- Chinese: “菲里斯河”
- Czech: “Fyrisån”
- Danish: “Fyrisåen”
- Dutch: “Fyrisån”
- Egyptian Arabic: “فيريس”
- Finnish: “Fyrisån”
- French: “Fyrisån”
- German: “Fyrisån”
- Hebrew: “פיריסאון”
- Hungarian: “Fyrisån”
- Irish: “Fyris”
- Italian: “Fyrisån”
- Korean: “퓌리스강”
- Latin: “Flumen Fyris”
- Lithuanian: “Fyrisas”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fyrisån”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fyrisån”
- Norwegian: “Fyrisån”
- Portuguese: “Fyrisån”
- Portuguese: “Rio Firis”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Fyrisån”
- Swedish: “Fyrisån”
- Turkish: “Fyrisån”
- Ukrainian: “Фіріс”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Graneberg and Sunnersta.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Sjugranarudd and Nedre Föret.
Uppsala County: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Uppsala and Enköping.
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