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Husby is a small village in the historical province of Uppland and it was once a part of the Vendel Parish. The village has around 60 inhabitants and today it belongs to Tierp Municipality in Uppsala County. It is famous for its large burial mound Ottarshögen. A Short History of Husby Husby and the surrounding…
Hovgårdsberg is a small village in the historical province of Uppland. Most people know it by the name of Vendel and these days it includes the church that was once the center of the Vendel Parish. The village has a population of around 50 inhabitants and is today a part of Tierp Municipality in Uppsala…
Häggeby och Vreta is a locality to the northwest of Stockholm. Originally, there were two villages, Häggeby and Vreta, but they have grown into each other. Häggeby is the settlement around the former parish church. The locality is today a part of Håbo Municipality in Uppsala County, in an area that earlier was known as…
Skokloster is the location and name of one of Sweden’s most famous Baroque castles and it is a short distance to the northwest from Stockholm. Its location is the peninsula Skohalvön in Håbo Municipality. In English, this means something along the lines of the Shoe Convent on the Shoe Peninsula. The castle stands right next…
Läby Kyrkby is the village at the center of the former Läby Parish in the province of Uppland. It is today a part of Uppsala Municipality and it is a short distance to the west of the city of Uppsala. The village is split into a western and an eastern part, with the church in…
Vaksala is a former parish that today makes up some of the eastern parts of the city of Uppsala. Actually, it is almost like a village on the outskirt of the city. The village is a settlement that has developed around the parish church. There is also the church, and its 76-meter high tower, which…
In central Uppland, in the historical folkland Tiundaland, is the small village of Ärentuna. The village is today a part of Uppsala Municipality and consists of the former parish church and the surrounding settlement. This is an area rich in runestones and other ancient remains. A Short History of Ärentuna Ärentuna was first mentioned in…
In the countryside, just a short distance from Stockholm, is the village of Håtuna. The village was once the center of the local parish and includes the church and the settlement around it. It is today a part of Upplands-Bro Municipality and Stockholm County. Historically this area was a part of the province of Uppland….
Håbo-Tibble Kyrkby is a small locality in Upplands-Bro Municipality north-west of Stockholm. It lies within the historical province of Uppland but is today a part of Stockholm County. The locality has grown around the former church of the Håbo-Tibble Parish and has today a population of around 660 inhabitants. Even with its location so close…
The village of Åland in the historical province of Uppland was once the center of the former Åland Parish. The settlement has developed around the parish church and has for centuries been split into an eastern and a western part – Österby and Västerby. Sävaån separates the two parts. The church is east of the…
Järlåsa Kyrkby was the central settlement of Järlåsa Parish in the historical province of Uppland. Here a small village has developed around the parish church. The church and its settlement are a short distance north of the locality of Järlåsa, which instead has developed around the railroad in more recent years. The small village has…
Järlåsa is a small locality within Uppsala Municipality in the historical province of Uppland. It is a settlement that once developed around the railway and today has a population of around 570 inhabitants. Once upon a time, Järlåsa was the home of the chocolate milk drink Pucko. A Short History of Järlåsa What is today…