Uppland Runic Inscription 896
Uppland Runic Inscription 896 or U 896 is the Rundata catalog listing for a Viking Age memorial runestone originally located at Håga in the historic province of Uppland, Sweden, but is now at the Universitetsparken of Uppsala University.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Uppsala Cathedral and Gustavianum.
Uppsala Cathedral
Church
Uppsala Cathedral is a cathedral located between the University Hall of Uppsala University and the Fyris river in the centre of Uppsala, Sweden. A church of the Church of Sweden, the national church, in the Lutheran tradition, Uppsala Cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Uppsala, the primate of Sweden. Uppsala Cathedral is situated 150 metres east of Uppland Runic Inscription 896.
Gustavianum
Museum
Photo: Jarvis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gustavianum is the oldest standing building at Uppsala University. It was built between 1622 and 1625, and was used as the main building of the university between 1778 and 1887. Since 1997, it has been used as the university's museum.
University Park
Park
Photo: Upplandsmuseet Länsmuseum för Uppsala län, Public domain.
University Park, is a public park in central Uppsala in Sweden, situated in the historical Fjärdingen district close to Uppsala Cathedral. The park was created in its present form following the completion of the centrally situated University Main Building on the site during the 1880s, and retains much of its original character today.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fjärdingen and Uppsala.
Fjärdingen
Suburb
Photo: Алексей Решетников, CC BY 3.0.
Fjärdingen is a neighbourhood in the inner city of Uppsala, Sweden, situated on the western banks of the river Fyris. It has been the ecclesiastical centre of Sweden since the 13th century and contains many of the historical sights and landmarks of Uppsala…
Uppsala
Uppsala is a university city in Sweden. While Uppsala sometimes stands in the shade of Stockholm it maintains a sophisticated identity of its own. Compared to the Swedish capital, Uppsala is less frantic, with more of a small-town atmosphere, influenced by the student culture and academic traditions of Uppsala University.
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.
Uppland Runic Inscription 896
- Type: Runestone
- Also known as: “U 896”
- Categories: Norse runestone, runic inscription, and historic site
- Location: Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.85863° or 59° 51′ 31″ northLongitude
17.63119° or 17° 37′ 52″ eastOpen location code
9FFVVJ5J+FFOpenStreetMap ID
node 821912838OpenStreetMap feature
historic=rune_stoneWikidata ID
Q7899133
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In Other Languages
From German to Swedish—“Uppland Runic Inscription 896” goes by many names.
- German: “Runenstein U 896”
- Swedish: “U 896”
- Swedish: “Upplands runinskrifter 896”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ekermanska huset and Upplands runinskrifter 938.
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