Swede Hill

Swede Hill is a neighborhood in Travis, Texas. Swede Hill is situated nearby to the neighborhood Central East Austin, as well as near Medical District.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Texas State Capitol and Moody Center.

Texas State Capitol

Government building

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The Texas State Capitol is the capitol and seat of government of the U.S. state of Texas. Located in downtown Austin, Texas, the structure houses the offices and chambers of the Texas Legislature and of the Governor of Texas.

Moody Center

Stadium

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Moody Center is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas. The arena, which replaced the Frank Erwin Center, stands on a former parking lot located immediately south of UT's soccer/track and field venue, Mike A. Myers Stadium.

Oakwood Cemetery

Cemetery

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Oakwood Cemetery, originally called City Cemetery, is the oldest city-owned cemetery in Austin, Texas. Situated on a hill just east of I-35 that overlooks downtown Austin, just north of the Swedish Hill Historic District and south of Disch-Falk Field, the once-isolated site is now in the center of the city.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Austin and UT and the Drag.

Austin

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Austin is a city of about 1,054,000 surpassing Fort Worth to become the 4th most populous city in Texas. It is on the southeast edge of the Hill Country region of Texas, making it the fourth-largest city in the state and the 11th-largest in the country.