Old Uppsala archaeological area
Old Uppsala archaeological area is a monument in Uppsala, Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County. Old Uppsala archaeological area is situated nearby to the museum Sockenmuseet, as well as near the runestone Uppland Runic Inscription 978.Photo: OlofE, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Uppsala Church and Uppland Runic Inscription 978.
Old Uppsala Church
Church
Photo: Szilas, Public domain.
Old Uppsala Church is situated 190 metres northeast of Old Uppsala archaeological area.
Uppland Runic Inscription 978
Runestone
Photo: Uwezi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Uppland Runic Inscription 978 is a runestone, which is situated 190 metres northeast of Old Uppsala archaeological area.
Uppland Runic Inscription 979
Runestone
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 190 metres northeast of Old Uppsala archaeological area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gamla Uppsala and Tuna backar.
Gamla Uppsala
Suburb
Photo: OlofE, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Tuna backar
Suburb
Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tuna backar is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km south of Old Uppsala archaeological area.
Librobäck
Suburb
Librobäck is a suburb, which is situated 3 km southwest of Old Uppsala archaeological area.
Old Uppsala archaeological area
- Type: Monument
- Also known as: “Gamla Uppsala Högar”, “Kungshögarna”, and “Uppsala Haugr”
- Categories: grave field, ancient monument, and historic site
- Location: Uppsala, Uppsala domkyrkoförs., Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.8981° or 59° 53′ 53″ northLongitude
17.63007° or 17° 37′ 48″ eastOpen location code
9FFVVJXJ+62OpenStreetMap ID
way 374931055OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q10502442
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In Other Languages
From Portuguese to Ukrainian—“Old Uppsala archaeological area” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Montes de Uppsala”
- Russian: “Великие курганы Уппсалы”
- Russian: “Великие курганы”
- Swedish: “Gamla Uppsala fornlämningsområde”
- Ukrainian: “Великі кургани Уппсали”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sockenmuseet and Uppland Runic Inscription 980.
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