The university city of Uppsala

19 March 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

Uppsala University © Elapied

Uppsala University © Elapied

Uppsala is the capital of Uppsala County and the fourth largest city of Sweden with 140,454 inhabitants. Located 67 km north of the capital, Stockholm, it is also the seat of the Uppsala Municipality. Since 1164, Uppsala has been the ecclesiastical centre of Sweden, being the seat of the Archbishop of the Church of Sweden. Founded in 1477, Uppsala University is the oldest centre of higher education in Scandinavia.   read more…

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