University Park

University Park, is a public park in central Uppsala in Sweden, situated in the historical district close to . 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.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: park in Uppsala, Sweden
  • Also known as: University Park, Uppsala

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gustavianum and Uppsala Cathedral.

Museum
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.

Church
Photo: Dcastor, CC0.
is a cathedral located between the of Uppsala University and the river in the centre of , Sweden. A church of the Church of Sweden, the national church, in the Lutheran tradition, is the seat of the Archbishop of Uppsala, the primate of Sweden. is situated 170 metres east of University Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fjärdingen and Uppsala.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood in the inner city of , , situated on the western banks of the river . It has been the ecclesiastical centre of Sweden since the 13th century and contains many of the historical sights and landmarks of Uppsala…

Photo: Dcastor, CC0.
is a university city in . While sometimes stands in the shade of it maintains a sophisticated identity of its own. Compared to the Swedish capital, is less frantic, with more of a small-town atmosphere, influenced by the student culture and academic traditions of University.

The is the part of Uppsala municipality, Uppsala kommun, outside metropolitan itself. Some 60,000 people live in Uppsala's suburbs and surrounding villages.

University Park

Latitude
59.85823° or 59° 51′ 30″ north
Longitude
17.63064° or 17° 37′ 50″ east
Open location code
9FFVVJ5J+77
Open­Street­Map ID
way 25063645
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Wiki­data ID
Q10709737
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In Other Languages

From Korean to Swedish—“University Park” goes by many names.
  • Korean: 웁살라 대학 공원
  • Swedish: Universitetsparken, Uppsala
  • Swedish: Universitetsparken

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Upplands runinskrifter 937 and Upplands runinskrifter 943.

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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 “University Park”. Photo: Upplandsmuseet Länsmuseum för Uppsala län, Public domain.