Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #4 in Uppsala, Sweden

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 13 sights
Distance 7.4 km
Ascend 43 m
Descend 66 m

Explore Uppsala in Sweden with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in UppsalaIndividual Sights in Uppsala

Sight 1: U 962

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Uppland's Runic Inscriptions 962 is a runestone located outside the wall of Vaksala Church in Uppsala. It is placed together with three other stones, U 963, U 964, U 965. The edge with the carver's name is partially off.

Wikipedia: Upplands runinskrifter 962 (SV)

2 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 2: U 963

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Uppland's runic inscriptions 963 is a runestone located outside the wall of Vaksala church in Uppsala. It is placed together with three other stones, U 962, U 964, U 965. The top of the stone is knocked off.

Wikipedia: Upplands runinskrifter 963 (SV)

2 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 3: U 964

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Uppland's runic inscriptions 964 is a runestone located outside the wall of Vaksala church in Uppsala. The stone stands together with 3 other stones, U 962, U 963, U 965.

Wikipedia: Upplands runinskrifter 964 (SV)

3 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 4: U 965

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Uppland's runic inscriptions 965 is a rune stone located outside the wall to Vaksala church in Uppsala. The stone stands together with 3 other stones, U 962, U 963, U 964.

Wikipedia: Upplands runinskrifter 965 (SV)

91 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Vaksala kyrka

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Vaksala kyrka

Vaksala Church is a medieval Lutheran church in the Archdiocese of Uppsala in Uppsala, Sweden. The church is considered one of the most unusual in the province of Uppland.

Wikipedia: Vaksala Church (EN)

1394 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 6: Källparken

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Källparken is a neighborhood park in Sala Backe in eastern Uppsala, Sweden. It was built in the 1950s and renovated in the summer of 2012. The park was named after the Sala spring, which is located in the northeast corner of the park.

Wikipedia: Källparken (SV)

449 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 7: Salabackekyrkan

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Salabackekyrkan

Salabacke Church is a church in Sala backe, Uppsala, Sweden that was opened in 1958. The church was designed by Sten Hummel-Gumaelius and is made of wood. It suffered an arson attack in 1993 but was later rebuilt with an almost identical design.

Wikipedia: Salabacke Church (EN)

1286 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 8: Sankt Pers kyrka

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Sankt Pers kyrka

St. Per's Church is a church in Uppsala, Sweden. It is located in the northeastern part of central Uppsala in the district of Kvarngärdet and is the most modern district church in Uppsala Cathedral parish. The church is located in the middle of the Kvarngärdet area and is located north of Kvarntorget where St. Olofsgatan ends. The church was completed and inaugurated in 1987 and is the third in Uppsala to bear the name Sankt Per's Church.

Wikipedia: Sankt Pers kyrka, Uppsala (SV)

1211 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 9: Bellmansparken

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Bellmansparken is a park in Uppsala in the district of Löten. There is a playground.

Wikipedia: Bellmansparken (SV)

704 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 10: Kapellgärdsparken

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Kapellgärdsparken is a park in Uppsala, Sweden. There is a playground, an outdoor gym and a skateboard park.

Wikipedia: Kapellgärdsparken (SV)

322 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 11: Korskyrkan

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The Baptist Church is a free church in Kapellgärdet, Uppsala, Sweden, with about 500 members, affiliated with the Evangelical Free Church.

Wikipedia: Korskyrkan, Uppsala (SV)

468 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 12: Höganäsparken

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Höganäshöjden is a park in Uppsala, Sweden, bordering Höganäsgatan, Botvidsgatan and an allotment area. The park was created in the 1930s at the same time as the surrounding residential area was being built.

Wikipedia: Höganäshöjden (SV)

1450 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 13: Geometriparken

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The Geometry Park is a park in Uppsala, Sweden. It was refurbished and named in 2022. In the park there are light sculptures called "Jimmy's" by Monika Gora.

Wikipedia: Geometriparken (SV)

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