Uppsala Municipality
Vaksala
Vaksala socken

Vaksala Church

Vaksala Church is a medieval Lutheran church in the Archdiocese of Uppsala in , Sweden. The church is considered one of the most unusual in the province of .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church building in Uppsala Municipality, Sweden
  • Also known as: “Vaksala Kyrka”
  • Roof shape: gabled
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vaksala Runestone and Gränbystaden.

Memorial
The , designated as U 961 under the Rundata catalog, is a Viking Age runestone that is located close to Vaksala Church, near , . is situated 330 metres northwest of Vaksala Church.

Shopping center
Photo: Kalle Lindgren, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a shopping center, which is situated 690 metres west of Vaksala Church.

Park
Photo: Hockew, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 1 km southwest of Vaksala Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Årsta and Sala Backe.

Suburb
is a district in , , located in the east of the city, between Gränbystaden and Fyrislund, with Årstaparken as the approximate center.

Suburb
is a district in , . In 2021 it had a population of 11,759. The area, which was developed after World War II, mainly consists of three to five story apartment blocks with some single family houses to the south, in an area known as Johannesbäck.

Suburb
Photo: Grenkvist, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

Vaksala Church

Latitude
59.87599° or 59° 52′ 34″ north
Longitude
17.68635° or 17° 41′ 11″ east
Elevation
36 metres (118 feet)
Height
76 metres (249 feet)
Open location code
9FFVVMGP+9G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 33708891
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­gabled
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
8130634
Wiki­data ID
Q10712061
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Turkish—“Vaksala Church” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Vaksala Kirke”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه فاكسالا”
  • Finnish: “Vaksalan kirkko”
  • Swedish: “Vaksala kyrka”
  • Turkish: “Vaksala Kilisesi”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Vaksala Church”. Photo: Ulkl, CC0.