Åkerby

Åkerby is a small village in Uppsala County, Uppland, Sweden. A famous place in Åkerby is Åkerby Vägskäl, where people gathered before emigrating to North America in the 19th century.

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skärplinge and Lövstabruk.

Skärplinge

Village

Photo: Ulkl, Public domain.

Skärplinge is a locality situated in Tierp Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 673 inhabitants in 2010. The main town of Skärplinge contains a school, an ICA, a pizza restaurant and a few shops. Skärplinge is near the small village of Åkerby. Skärplinge is situated 6 km north of Åkerby.

Lövstabruk

Hamlet

Photo: Nemracc, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lövstabruk is a village on a common in the parish of Österlövsta, Tierp Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden. In 2010 it had a population of 96, compared to some 1300 at its height during the 18th century. Lövstabruk is situated 6 km east of Åkerby.

Västland

Village

Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Västland is a village, which is situated 9 km west of Åkerby.

Åkerby

Type: Village with 106 residents
Description: village in Sweden
Categories: minor locality in Sweden and locality
Location: Tierp Municipality, Uppsala County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

60.42023° or 60° 25′ 13″ north

Longitude

17.7675° or 17° 46′ 3″ east

Population

106

Elevation

24 metres (79 feet)

Open location code

9FGVCQC9+32

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Åkerby” goes by many names.

Danish: “Åkerby”
Dutch: “Akerby”
Dutch: “Åkerby”
French: “Åkerby”
German: “Åkerby”
Low German: “Åkerby”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Åkerby”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Åkerby”
Persian: “اوکربل”
Swedish: “Åkerby, Österlövsta socken”
Swedish: “Åkerby”

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Localities in the Area

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