Old Uppsala

Gamla Uppsala is a parish and a village outside Uppsala in Sweden. It had 17,973 inhabitants in 2016. As early as the 3rd century AD and the 4th century AD and onwards, it was an important religious, economic and political centre.

Opening hours: 11:00 AM—5:00 PM
Type: Museum
Also known as: “Gamla Uppsala museum”
Address: Disavägen, Uppsala, 75440

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Uppsala Church and Uppland Runic Inscription 978.

Old Uppsala Church

Church

Old Uppsala Church

Photo: Szilas, Public domain.

Old Uppsala Church is situated 220 metres northwest of Old Uppsala.

Uppland Runic Inscription 978

Runestone

Uppland Runic Inscription 978

Photo: Uwezi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Uppland Runic Inscription 978 is a runestone, which is situated 200 metres northwest of Old Uppsala.

Uppland Runic Inscription 979

Runestone

Uppland Runic Inscription 979

Photo: Uwezi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Uppland Runic Inscription 979 or U 979 is the Rundata designation for a Viking Age runestone located at Gamla Uppsala, Sweden, which depicts a ship. Uppland Runic Inscription 979 is situated 230 metres northwest of Old Uppsala.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tuna backar and Librobäck.

Tuna backar

Suburb

Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tuna backar is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km south of Old Uppsala.

Librobäck

Suburb

Photo: Saalebaer, CC0.

Librobäck is a suburb, which is situated 3 km southwest of Old Uppsala.

Old Uppsala

Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Uppsala, Uppsala domkyrkoförs., Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.89777° or 59° 53′ 52″ north

Longitude

17.63362° or 17° 38′ 1″ east

Inception

2000

Levels

2

Roof shape

hipped

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

9FFVVJXM+4C

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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In Other Languages

“Old Uppsala” goes by many names.

German: “Alt-Uppsala”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Old Uppsala archaeological area and Sockenmuseet.

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