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 Top to bottom and left to right: Old Central Station; Botanical Garden; Concert & Congress Hall; cathedral; skyline with castle and cathedral. | |
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| Coordinates: 59°51′29″N 17°38′41″E / 59.85806°N 17.64472°E | |
| Country |  Sweden |
| Province |  Uppland |
| County | Uppsala County |
| Municipality | Uppsala Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 48.77 km2 (18.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2019)[2] | |
• Total | 177,074 |
| • Density | 3,600/km2 (9,400/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Uppsalabo, Upsaliensare |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 75x xx |
| Area code | +46(0) 18 |
| Website | www |
Uppsala (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɵ̂pːˌsɑːla] ; archaically spelled Upsala) is the capital of Uppsala County and the fourth-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö. It had 177,074 inhabitants in 2019.[2]
Located 71 km (44 mi) north of the capital Stockholm, it is also the seat of Uppsala Municipality. Since 1164, Uppsala has been the ecclesiastical centre of Sweden, being the seat of the Archbishop of the Church of Sweden. Uppsala is home to Scandinavia's largest cathedral – Uppsala Cathedral, which was the frequent site of the coronation of the Swedish monarch until the late 19th century.[3]
Uppsala Castle, built by King Gustav Vasa, served as one of the royal residences of the Swedish monarchs, and was expanded several times over its history, making Uppsala the secondary capital of Sweden during its greatest extent. Today, it serves as the residence of the Governor of Uppsala County.
Founded in 1477, Uppsala University is the oldest centre of higher education in Scandinavia. Among the many scholars associated with the city are Anders Celsius, inventor of the centigrade temperature scale that now bears his name, and Carl Linnaeus, the father of taxonomy.
Other Uppsala residents include filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, diplomat Dag Hammarskjöld, chemists Jöns Jacob Berzelius and Svante Arrhenius, actress Viveca Lindfors, and singer Malena Ernman.
- ^ "Localities 2010, area, population and density in localities 2005 and 2010 and change in area and population". Statistics Sweden. 29 May 2012. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Statistik om Uppsala kommun 2020" (PDF). Uppsala municipality. p. 5. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "Uppsala cathedral – DestinationUppsalaWeb". DestinationUppsala.se. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2016.