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Uppsala

Country:
Sweden
State:
Uppsala Lan
City:
Uppsala
Type of Location:
Multiple
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How to Reach

By air

Arlanda Airport is located about halfway between Uppsala and Stockholm and there are good relations with direct train and motorway, the latter with dense traffic. There were also plans to launch civilian traffic from Arna Airport (former F-16 ) just north of the city but has been rejected by the authorities. For private flights are Sundbro Airport, about 12 km from Uppsala.

By Railway

Uppsala har mycket tat jarnvagstrafik och ar faktiskt Sveriges nast storsta jarnvagsort efter Stockholm , raknat pa antal passagerare. Den tataste jarnvagstrafiken gar soderut mot forst och framst Stockholm, genom SJ :s Uppsalapendeln och UL :s Upptaget . Flera av de tag som gar till Stockholm gar via Arlanda vilket gor att Uppsala aven har mycket tat trafik direkt till flygplatsen. Det gar aven regelbundna tag till bland annat Sundsvall , ostersund och Dalarna . Fran Uppsala utgar ocksa lokaltag till Tierp och vissa gar till Gavle . Soderut gar de till Upplands Vasby via Arlanda. For narvarande pagar stora ombyggnader av Uppsala centralstation samt busstationen, vilket kommer att innebara en annu effektivare trafik nar bygget ar klart 2011. Detta nya Resecentrum ska ta ett samlat grepp pa trafiken till och fran Uppsala, liksom aven stadsbussarna.

By Bus

Lansbussarna som gar ut runt om Uppsala skots av Upplands Lokaltrafik och stadstrafiken skots av Uppsalabuss , som dock sedan ca 2005 ingar i Upplands Lokaltrafik. Uppsalabuss trafikerar forutom tatorten aven linjer till Lovstalot - Balinge och Storvreta . Den omfattande ombyggnaden av centralstationen har aven lett till att bussterminalen byggs om, och att nastan alla lokala busslinjer har flyttats ut fran Dragarbrunnsgatan till Kungsgatan .
 

Key places to visit
Holy Trinity Church, Dean Hall, Uppsala Castle, Uppsala Cathedral

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Places to Visit

Holy Trinity Church

Holy Trinity Church is a church in Uppsala in Uppsala diocese . It is the principal church of the Holy Trinity parish and is located immediately south of Uppsala Cathedral .The current church building is probably the third at this location. The oldest part is the sacristy , which was built in the late 1200s . Sometime during the 1300s , built the current triple-aisled basilica with granite in the lower parts and bricks at the top. During the late Middle Ages, perhaps the 1400s was built for the powerful but low church tower . The medieval tall spire was destroyed when the city burned in 1702 and was then replaced with a hood. Cross arms to the north and south dated to the 1400s . On the church tower's south side is a strong restored medieval sundial showing Swedish standard time . The vaults and Mariakorets walls are covered by the 1400-century paintings, made ​​by Albertus Pictor . In the 1700's were the paintings of limed. In modern times, mainly during 1950 - and 1970's, they have been cleaned and preserved.

Dean Hall

Dean Hall, Curia Decani, is a property in central Uppsala and is located between Uppsala Cathedral and Holy Trinity Church. The building is mentioned in 1326 and was intended when the house that the bishop of Skara , Sigfrid, donated to decanate in Uppsala during his tenure as dean of the city. The building must have been destroyed by fire in 1447 and was replaced in 1452 by a stone house.In 1741 the building was purchased by the College Bursar Petter July Shield which through extensive renovations and refurbishment from 1741 to 1746 has created Uppsala's largest and grandest private residence with 45 heated rooms in the main building and two separate wings containing kitchens, stables, brewery and more.At the Bursar's death in 1768 it was discovered that he embezzled large sums from the university cashier. For this reason, went julinskoldska Palace in Uppsala University's possession, which used it for rental purposes.

Uppsala Castle

Uppsala Castle is a castle building in Uppsala , Uppland . The castle has a dominant position on top of Kasåsen and visible from far away for anyone who approaches the city. The castle is now a historic building .At the castle was carried out including Sture murders , the order for Sweden to participate in the 30-year war and Queen Christina's abdication.The castle was built in 1549 as a fortress and was part of the series of castles that King Gustav Vasa and his sons built as protection against foreign and domestic enemies. 1567 was the first abode of the parts of the castle in place and that they could evacuate the old "Uppsala farm". After a fire April 23, 1572 transformed the fortress and was expanded to a representative Renaissance palace. One of its main tasks was to work at the coronation festivities after the ceremony in the cathedral.

Uppsala Cathedral

Uppsala Cathedral is a cathedral in mixed Gothic style (essentially a neo-Gothic brick imitation of French hoggotik around a medieval core). It is the cathedral of the archdiocese , the parish church of Uppsala Cathedral Parish and the national shrine of the Swedish Church . It was ordained in 1435 at St. Erik , St. Olaf and St. Lawrence as patron .The church is with Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim and St Mary's Church in Gdansk, the largest in northern Europe , and the largest of its watches, called Storan , is the largest church bell .
 

Right Time to Visit

April - August

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