University Park
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.- Type: Park
- Description: park in Uppsala, Sweden
- Also known as: “University Park, Uppsala”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gustavianum and Uppsala Cathedral.
Gustavianum
Museum
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.
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 Evangelical-Lutheran tradition, Uppsala Cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Uppsala, the primate of Sweden. Uppsala Cathedral is situated 170 metres east of University Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fjärdingen and Uppsala.
Fjärdingen
Suburb
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
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.University Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.85823° or 59° 51′ 30″ north
Longitude
17.63064° or 17° 37′ 50″ east
Open location code
9FFVVJ5J+77
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Satellite Map
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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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Highlights include Upplands runinskrifter 937 and Upplands runinskrifter 943.
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