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 Lutheran tradition, Uppsala Cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Uppsala, the primate of Sweden. Uppsala Cathedral is situated 130 metres southeast of Kyrkans House.

Gustavianum

Museum

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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. Gustavianum is situated 120 metres south of Kyrkans House.

Uppland Runic Inscription 896

Runestone

Uppland Runic Inscription 896 or U 896 is the Rundata catalog listing for a Viking Age memorial runestone originally located at Håga in the historic province of Uppland, Sweden, but is now at the Universitetsparken of Uppsala University.

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

Photo: Dcastor, CC0.

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

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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.

Kyrkans House

Category: architectural structure
Location: Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.85902° or 59° 51′ 33″ north

Longitude

17.63192° or 17° 37′ 55″ east

Inception

1978

Levels

Open location code

9FFVVJ5J+JQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 47127922

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap attribute

roof-shape=saltbox

Wikidata ID

Q10551428

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In Other Languages

“Kyrkans House” goes by many names.

Swedish: “Kyrkans hus (Uppsala)”
Swedish: “Kyrkans hus”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Vetenskapssocietetens hus och Schefferska huset and Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala.

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