Arosparken

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

Type: Playground
Also known as: “Muminparken”
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Uppsala Cathedral and Museum of Evolution Zoology.

Uppsala Cathedral

Church

Photo: Dcastor, CC0.

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

Photo: PJOVW, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 700 metres east of Arosparken.

Uppsala Castle

Castle

Photo: Plrk, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Uppsala Castle is a 16th-century royal castle in the city of Uppsala, Sweden. Throughout much of its early existence, the castle played a major role in the history of Sweden. Uppsala Castle is situated 1¼ km northeast of Arosparken.