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Uppsala [˘ɵpsɑːla] is a City and a Municipality of Sweden, located about 70 km north of Stockholm. It is the fourth largest city in Sweden and the administrative centre for Uppsala County (Uppsala län).
| City | Uppsala ( 1286) |
| County | Uppsala County |
| Province | Uplandia |
| Area - Total | Ranked 36th 2,465 km² |
| Population - Total (1999) - Density | Ranked 4th 188,478 76.5/km² (64th) |
Main article: History of UppsalaHistory of Uppsala, a City in Uplandia, Sweden. Uppsala is the site of the oldest university in Scandinavia, founded in 1477. Carolus Linnaeus one of the renowned scholars of the university lived in the city for many years, and both his house and garden c
Uppsala is the site of the oldest universityA university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees. A university provides both tertiary and quaternary education. University is derived from the Latin universitas meaning corporation since the first medieval in ScandinaviaScandinavia is the cultural and historic region of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The Scandinavian countries are Norway, Sweden and Denmark, which mutually recognize each other as parts of Scandinavia. The collective label "Scandinavia" reflects the cultural, founded in 1477Events January 5 Battle of Nancy Charles the Bold of Burgundy is again defeated by the Swiss, and this time is killed. Swedish University of Uppsala founded. November 18 William Caxton produces "Dictes or Sayengis of the Philosophres", the first English b. Carolus LinnaeusCarolus Linnaeus (later, Carl von Linn ( May 23, 1707 January 10, 1778) was a Swedish scientist who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of taxonomy. He is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology (see History of ecology). Biography Carl, one of the renowned scholars of the university, lived in the city for many years, and both his house and garden can still be visited. Uppsala CathedralThe Cathedral of Uppsala is the largest parochial building in Scandinavia, being 118. It was inaugurated 1435 under archbishop Olaus Laurentii and since has undergone numerous renovations that altered its appearance significantly. A number of Swedish king is built in the GothicGothic architecture characterizes any of the styles of European architecture, particularly associated with cathedrals and other churches, in use throughout Europe during the high and late medieval period, from the 12th century onwards. It was succeeded by style and is one of the largest in northern Europe, with towers reaching 119 metres. Uppsala is also the site of a 16th century royal castle. The city was severely damaged by a fire in 1702. Historical and cultural values were also lost, as in many Swedish cities, from demolitions during the 1960s and 1970s. Despite the lack of understanding of the value of the older buildings at that time, many historic buildings remain, especially in the western part of the city.
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