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| Uppsala Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Gamla Uppsala Gamla Uppsala Uppsala Kommun Uppsala (pop. ca 130 000, in the municipality ca 180,000) is located 70 km north-northwest of Stockholm and is one of the oldest cities in Sweden. You can feel the winds of history at many places in and around the town, which has a collection of monumental buildings alongside with well detectable traces of a too-quick redevelopment in the 1960s. The archeological site Gamla Uppsala (Old Uppsala) about five kilometres north of the city is sometimes called "The cradle of the Swedish nation". Uppsala locals are proud of the 500-year-old university with its academic heritage, of Scandinavia's largest cathedral and of the 16th century castle. Even though it is Sweden's 4th biggest city, it has, partially, preserved a small-town character. The student clubs ("Nations") housed in manor-like buildings form a considerable part of the local nightlife. Once a year, on 30 April, the 30,000 students take over the city completely. Together with thousands of visitors they welcome spring on Walpurgis Eve. A Beautiful city. ________Sights Edit This The royal mounds in Gamla Uppsala The royal mounds in Gamla Uppsala Fabio Nakayama Old Uppsala (Gamla Uppsala) Old Uppsala is today a suburb, a few kilometres north of the present city centre of Uppsala. During the Iron Age this was an important cultural and power centre. A king lived here and it was a meeting place for the Sveonians in their worship of the Norse gods. Three big royal burial mounds were built here around 1,500 years ago and the site was very important for the Norse religion. A Christian cathedral was built probably on the site for the old worship during the 12 th century. Old Uppsala became the site of the new Arch bishop of Sweden in 1164. However, trade and other activities gradually moved to presentday Uppsala and the bishop moved to the new city in 1173 where a new cathedral was being built. The cathedral in Old Uppsala was reduced in size and is since then a parish church. Old Uppsala is easily reached by local bus from central Uppsala. The history of the site is displayed in a new museum on site, but the "Historical Centre" is focussed on historical displays rather than showing archeological findings. Contributors June 21, 2005 change by ingvar [Add Sight] Memorials of Carl Linnaeus Edit This Carl Linnaeus (knighted Carl von Linné in 1757) is probably the most famous professor of Uppsala University. He was born in 1707, son of a clergyman in Stenbrohult, prov. Småland. He is known as the inventor of the binomial nomenclature of plants and animals (i.e. the practice to give each closely related group of species a generic name (e.g. Anemone) and each species an epithet added to the generic name (e.g. Anemone nemorosa)). He came to Uppsala as a student in 1727 and became a professor in 1741. There are two main sites commemorating him in Uppsala: the Linnaean more.. type: Memorials World66 rating: [rate it] __________History Edit This Uppsala is one of the historically most important places in Sweden. Since the 5th century AD, Uppsala has been a religious and political and later also academic centre in the country. The impressive burial mounds in Old Uppsala testify the importance of the area in the time from 400 to 1100 AD. Carvings in the rune stones, which are found at numerous places in Uppsala county, show that the vikings were not only savage robbers and looters, but had great artistic skills as well. After christianization, Uppsala soon became the seat of the archbishop of Sweden (which it still is). The cathedral was built next to the mounds of Gamla (Old) Uppsala. After it was partly destroyed in a fire, Uppsala was moved to its present position where trade already flourished, and the former town was renamed to Old Uppsala. The university (founded 1477) is the oldest in northern Europe. The fact that Uppsala became the city to host the university documents the city's importance in the late middle ages. Together with the castle and northern Europe's greatest cathedral, the university dominates Uppsala's silhouette. The castle is built on the highest point of the city by the Wasa dynasty kings in the 16th century, during the time Sweden was on its way to become a great power in Europe. During the 16th and 17th century, Uppsala was the crowning city for the Swedish kings and queens. One of the most famous Uppsala citizens of that time was Carl von Linne (in English usually called Carl Linnaeus), who invented the classification and nomenclature of the flora and fauna, which is still in use today. You can follow his footprints all over Uppsala's old town. Not much was left of the medieval town of Uppsala after several devastating fires. After the fire of 1602, which did not leave many buildings unharmed, the street net was nearly completely re-drawn, after that time's fashion with rectangular blocks. Some remains of the old net are preserved close to the cathedral. Being neutral in both world wars, Sweden's cities were not destroyed by bombs. However, the concrete rush in the 60ies and 70ies had a similar effect on many old buildings in the city centre. Today the buildings in the pedestrian area are a very "central European" mixture of old and more modern architecture. __________Getting There Edit This Due to the closeness to the capital Stockholm, the traffic connections are excellent. Commuter trains go to Stockholm every 30 minutes during daytime, and Uppsala has intercity connections to the north and south. Stockholm airport is less than 50 km away, and buses and trains go frequently (60-100 SEK). The north-south motorway E4 passes through Uppsala, and the east-west motorway E18 is not far to the south of the city. The Swedish road authority ("vägverket") provides extensive information on the road situation on the internet. ____________Things to do Edit This Gamla Uppsala Gamla Uppsala Uppsala Kommun There are plenty of things to do in Uppsala. Shopping along the main street is quite popular, but the many historical sites and museums are not to be missed. |
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Uppsala è una città svedese, situata a circa 70 km a nord di Stoccolma. È la quarta più grande città di Svezia e centro amministrativo della Contea di Uppsala (Uppsala län). Uppsala è sede della più antica università della Scandinavia, fondata nel 1477. Carlo Linneo, uno dei più noti studiosi dell'università, visse in città per molti anni, e sia la sua casa che il suo giardino possono essere visitati ancora oggi. La città venne gravemente danneggiata da un incendio nel 1702. Tesori storici e culturali andarono persi, come in altre città svedesi, a causa delle demolizioni compiute durante gli anni '60 e '70. Nonostante la mancanza di comprensione del valore degli edifici più vecchi che caratterizzò quel periodo, sono rimasti molti edifici storici, soprattutto nella parte occidentale della città.
La cattedrale
La Cattedrale di Uppsala è costruita in stile gotico ed è una delle più grandi del nord Europa, con torri che raggiungono i 119 metri di altezza. Uppsala è anche sede di un castello reale del XVI secolo.
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