Arosparken

Arosparken is a recreation area in Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County. Arosparken is situated nearby to the grassland Lecheplätten, as well as near the suburb Kungsgärdet.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Uppsala Cathedral and Museum of Evolution Zoology.

Uppsala Cathedral

Church

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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 1½ km northeast of Arosparken.

Museum of Evolution Zoology

Museum

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The Museum of Evolution of Uppsala University is a natural history museum in Sweden, and holds Scandinavia's largest fossil collection of dinosaurs. The number of items in today's collection, which spans zoological, paleontological and mineralogical specimens, is approximately 5 million unique pieces, of which only a fraction are exhibited. Museum of Evolution Zoology is situated 750 metres east of Arosparken.