Vik Castle

Vik Castle is situated in Uppsala municipality and Balingsta district in Uppsala County, in the historical province of , . The name of the castle is sometimes spelled Wik or Wijk, which is a spelling according to older Swedish spelling rules.
Wikipedia
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Photo: L. Beck, CC BY 4.0.
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle in Sweden
  • Also known as: “Château de Wik”, “Schloss Wik”, “Vik”, “Viks mur 1:1”, “Wik”, “Wik Castle”, “Wiks slott”, and “维克城堡”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Sjöö Castle and Fittja Church.

Castle
Photo: Swedenext01, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a castle in the tiny Parish of Holm… is situated 3½ km southeast of Vik Castle.

Church
Photo: Zejo, Public domain.
is situated 2½ km southwest of Vik Castle.

Church
Photo: Ulkl, Public domain.
is a Lutheran church in the Archdiocese of Uppsala in , . is situated 3½ km northeast of Vik Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balingsta and Ramstalund.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Vik Castle.

Village
Photo: Ulkl, Public domain.
is a locality situated… is situated 7 km north of Vik Castle.

Village
Photo: Zejo, Public domain.
is a village in , , . is situated 7 km southwest of Vik Castle.

Vik Castle

Latitude
59.7363° or 59° 44′ 11″ north
Longitude
17.46221° or 17° 27′ 44″ east
Open location code
9FFVPFP6+GV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 448643467
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q1543476
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Vik Castle” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “威克堡”
  • Danish: “Vik Slot”
  • Estonian: “Viki linnus”
  • Finnish: “Wikin linna”
  • French: “Château de Vik”
  • German: “Schloss Vik”
  • Polish: “Zamek Wik”
  • Slovak: “Zamok Vik”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Vik”
  • Swedish: “Viks slott”
  • Turkish: “Wik Kalesi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Lundängen and Upplands runinskrifter 861.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Stenhuset and Wiks slott.

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Worth a closer look: Uppsala and Enköping.

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