Vaksala gärde

Vaksala gärde is a heath in Vaksala, Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County. Vaksala gärde is situated nearby to Vaksala Church, as well as near the community center Vaksala hembygdsförening.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vaksala Church and Gränbystaden.

Vaksala Church

Church

Photo: Ulkl, CC0.

Vaksala Church is a medieval Lutheran church in the Archdiocese of Uppsala in Uppsala, Sweden. The church is considered one of the most unusual in the province of Uppland. Vaksala Church is situated 290 metres east of Vaksala gärde.

Gränbystaden

Shopping center

Photo: Kalle Lindgren, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gränbystaden is a shopping center, which is situated 420 metres west of Vaksala gärde.

Vaksala Runestone

Memorial

The Vaksala Runestone, designated as U 961 under the Rundata catalog, is a Viking Age memorial runestone that is located close to Vaksala Church, near Uppsala, Sweden. Vaksala Runestone is situated 300 metres north of Vaksala gärde.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Årsta and Sala Backe.

Årsta

Suburb

Årsta is a district in Uppsala, Sweden, located in the east of the city, between Gränbystaden and Fyrislund, with Årstaparken as the approximate center.

Sala Backe

Suburb

Photo: Ulkl, Public domain.

Sala backe is a district in Uppsala, Sweden. In 2021 it had a population of 11,759. The area, which was developed after World War II, mainly consists of three to five story apartment blocks with some single family houses to the south, in an area known as Johannesbäck.