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Uppsala County
Uppsala Municipality

Uppsala Castle

Uppsala Castle is a 16th-century royal castle in the city of , . Throughout much of its early existence, the castle played a major role in the history of Sweden.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: the castle played a major role in the history of Sweden: Sture Murders, the decision that Sweden should participate in Thirty Years‘ War, and the Queen Christina’s abdication in 1654.
  • Also known as: “Uppsala slott”
  • Address: Drottning Christinas väg 1, Uppsala
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Uppsala Art Museum and Carolina Rediviva.

Museum
Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a part of Uppsala University Library in , . The building was begun in 1820 and completed in 1841. The original architect was Carl Fredrik Sundvall. is situated 270 metres northwest of Uppsala Castle.

Church
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is a cathedral located between the of Uppsala University and the river in the centre of , Sweden. A church of the Church of Sweden, the national church, in the Lutheran tradition, is the seat of the Archbishop of Uppsala, the primate of Sweden. is situated 510 metres north of Uppsala Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fjärdingen and Uppsala.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood in the inner city of , , situated on the western banks of the river . It has been the ecclesiastical centre of Sweden since the 13th century and contains many of the historical sights and landmarks of Uppsala…

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is a university city in . While sometimes stands in the shade of it maintains a sophisticated identity of its own. Compared to the Swedish capital, is less frantic, with more of a small-town atmosphere, influenced by the student culture and academic traditions of University.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Uppsala Castle

Latitude
59.85363° or 59° 51′ 13″ north
Longitude
17.6352° or 17° 38′ 7″ east
Elevation
45 metres (148 feet)
Open location code
9FFVVJ3P+F3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 24433739
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
6951560
Wiki­data ID
Q1475894
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Uppsala Castle” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Uppsalako gaztelua”
  • Bulgarian: “Замък на Упсала”
  • Catalan: “Castell d’Uppsala”
  • Chinese: “烏普薩拉城堡”
  • Czech: “Hrad Uppsala”
  • Czech: “Uppsala slott”
  • Czech: “Uppsalský hrad”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel van Uppsala”
  • Dutch: “Uppsala slott”
  • Finnish: “Uppsala slott”
  • Finnish: “Uppsalan linna”
  • French: “château d’Uppsala”
  • French: “Château d’Uppsala”
  • German: “Schloss Uppsala”
  • Indonesian: “Kastel Uppsala”
  • Indonesian: “Puri Uppsala”
  • Italian: “castello di Uppsala”
  • Italian: “Castello di Uppsala”
  • Japanese: “ウプサラ城”
  • Japanese: “ウプサラ美術館”
  • Korean: “웁살라 성”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Uppsala slott”
  • Polish: “Zamek w Uppsali”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Uppsala”
  • Russian: “Uppsala slott”
  • Russian: “Уппсальский замок”
  • Russian: “Упсальский замок”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Uppsala”
  • Swedish: “Uppsala slott”
  • Ukrainian: “Уппсальський замок”

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