Gamla Uppsala
Gamla Uppsala is a parish and a village outside Uppsala in Sweden. It had 17,973 inhabitants in 2016. As early as the 3rd century AD and the 4th century AD and onwards, it was an important religious, economic and political centre.- Archaeological site
- …lies at an elevation of 37 metres (121 feet)
- …is also known as “Old Uppsala”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Uppsala archaeological area and Disagården open air museum.
Old Uppsala archaeological area
Monument
Old Uppsala archaeological area is a monument, which is situated 200 metres northeast of Gamla Uppsala.
Disagården open air museum
Museum
Ojan, Public domain.
Disagården open air museum is situated 450 metres north of Gamla Uppsala.
Old Uppsala Church
Church
Szilas, Public domain.
Old Uppsala Church is situated 390 metres northeast of Gamla Uppsala.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tuna backar and Librobäck.
Librobäck
Suburb
Librobäck is a suburb, which is situated 3 km southwest of Gamla Uppsala.
Gamla Uppsala
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Latitude
59.89643° or 59° 53′ 47″ north
Longitude
17.62853° or 17° 37′ 43″ east
Open location code
9FFVVJWH+HC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Gamla Uppsala” goes by many names.
- French: “Gamla Uppsala”
- German: “Alt-Uppsala”
- Portuguese: “Gamla Uppsala”
- Spanish: “Gamla Uppsala”
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