Uppsala

Also known as Upsala

Uppsala ( ; ; 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.

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Uppsala is the capital of Uppsala County and Sweden's fourth-largest city, with a population of around 177,000 people as of 2019. It ranks behind only Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö among Swedish cities.

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Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Uppsala#Sweden#Europe
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.image_skyline: Uppsala.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Top to bottom and left to right: Old Central Station; Botanical Garden; Concert & Congress Hall; cathedral; skyline with castle and cathedral.
Settlement.image_shield: Uppsala kommunvapen - Riksarkivet Sverige.png
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Uppsala Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Uppsala County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.area_total_km2: 48.77
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2019
Settlement.population_total: 177,074
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.population_demonym: Uppsalabo, Upsaliensare
Settlement.timezone: CET

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Official name: Uppsala
Demonym: أُبْسَالِيٌّ
Population: 174982
Area: 4579
Elevation: 15
Official website: www.uppsala.se
Image: Uppsala vanalinn suveõhtul.jpg
Dialing code: 018

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Commons category: Uppsala
Commons gallery: Uppsala
postal code: 751 70–757 59
P8168: Ivanivka
native label: Uppsala
P12749: Romulus and Remus

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Uppsala ( ; ; 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.

Located 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.