Tensta socken

Tensta socken is a locality in Tensta, Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County. Tensta socken is situated nearby to the village Skyttorp, as well as near the hamlet Myrby.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Salsta Castle and Oxhagen.

Salsta Castle

Castle

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Salsta Castle, today a country house in Sweden, situated north of Vattholma, Uppsala Municipality, approximately 25 kilometers north of Uppsala, was originally a fortified castle on the site in the late 13th century. Salsta Castle is situated 3½ km south of Tensta socken.

Oxhagen

Nature reserve

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Oxhagen is a nature reserve.

Salsta Fort

Archaeological site

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Salsta Fort is an archaeological site, which is situated 4 km southeast of Tensta socken.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skyttorp and Vattholma.

Skyttorp

Village

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Skyttorp is a locality situated in Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 632 inhabitants in 2018.

Vattholma

Village

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Vattholma is a locality situated in Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 4-5 inhabitants from studies in 2024. Vattholma is situated 6 km south of Tensta socken.

Tensta socken

Type: Locality
Category: socken
Location: Tensta, Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

60.0757° or 60° 4′ 32″ north

Longitude

17.722° or 17° 43′ 19″ east

Elevation

28 metres (92 feet)

Open location code

9FGV3PGC+7Q

GeoNames ID

8127705

Wikidata ID

Q10692742

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Tensta socken” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Tensta socken”
Chinese: “Tensta Kàu-khu”
Danish: “Tensta sogn”
Finnish: “Tensta socken”
Finnish: “Tensta”
Finnish: “Tenstan pitäjä”
Min Nan Chinese: “Tensta Kàu-khu”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Tensta”
Swedish: “Tensta socken”

Localities in the Area

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