Uppsala Castle

Uppsala Castle is a 16th-century royal castle in the city of Uppsala, Sweden. 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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Uppsala Art Museum and Uppsala Cathedral.

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

Carolina Rediviva

Museum

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Carolina Rediviva is a part of Uppsala University Library in Uppsala, Sweden. The building was begun in 1820 and completed in 1841. The original architect was Carl Fredrik Sundvall. Carolina Rediviva is situated 270 metres northwest of Uppsala Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fjärdingen and Uppsala.

Fjärdingen

Suburb

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

Uppsala

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