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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Uppsala archaeological area and Disagården open air museum.
Old Uppsala archaeological area
Monument
Photo: OlofE, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old Uppsala archaeological area is a monument, which is situated 200 metres northeast of Gamla Uppsala.
Disagården open air museum
Museum
Photo: Ojan, Public domain.
Disagården open air museum is situated 450 metres north of Gamla Uppsala.
Old Uppsala Church
Church
Photo: Szilas, Public domain.
Old Uppsala Church is situated 390 metres northeast of Gamla Uppsala.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tuna backar and Uppsala countryside.
Uppsala countryside
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Uppsala countryside is the part of Uppsala municipality, Uppsala kommun, outside metropolitan Uppsala itself. Some 60,000 people live in Uppsala's suburbs and surrounding villages.
Gamla Uppsala
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Old Uppsala”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.89643° or 59° 53′ 47″ northLongitude
17.62853° or 17° 37′ 43″ eastElevation
37 metres (121 feet)Open location code
9FFVVJWH+HCOpenStreetMap ID
way 25830011OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteGeoNames ID
6951561
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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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