Uppsala information

This is an article about a city in Sweden. For the Canadian city named after the Swedish one, see Upsala, Ontario.
If you are searching for the Uppsala of Norse mythology, see also Gamla Uppsala. Uppsala ˈɵpˌsɑːla (older spelling Upsala) is the capital of Uppsala County (Uppsala län) and the fourth largest city of Sweden with 128,400 inhabitants. Together with suburban Sävja it forms a conurbation with over 138,000 inhabitants.
Located about 70 km north of the capital Stockholm, it is also the seat of the Uppsala municipality (Uppsala kommun). Since 1164, Uppsala has been the ecclesiastical center of Sweden, being the seat of the Sweden's head archbishop. Founded in 1477, the Uppsala University is the oldest center of higher education in Scandinavia and much of Northern Europe. (...) more....

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