Uppland

Häverö is a village in the historical province of Uppland in the coastal lands of Roslagen. Much of the settlement is to the east of the old parish church. This area and its around 60 inhabitants is today a part of Norrtälje Municipality in Stockholm County. This is a rural part of Uppland with forests…

Tärnsjö is a locality in what was once Nora Parish in the province of Uppland. The area is today a part of Heby Municipality in Uppsala County. Tärnsjö is home to an old steam-engine locomotive as well as to around 1.200 inhabitants. With the exception of the quite stationary locomotive, most of the inhabitants are…

Åkerby, or Åkerby By, is a small village in the historical province of Uppland. It is around 9 kilometers to the northwest of Uppsala. It was once the center of the local parish but is today a part of Uppsala Municipality in Uppsala County. In addition to a few runestones, the village is also home…

Enköpings-Näs is a small settlement around the old parish church. It lies close to the shores of Lake Mälaren in the historical province of Uppland in eastern Sweden. Lake Mälaren is the third largest lake in Sweden, but the view from the church mostly consists of farmland and forests. This area is today a part…

Fogdö is a small island neighboring the island of Singö in the northernmost parts of the Stockholm Archipelago. The island lies within what was once Singö Parish in the historical province of Uppland, today a part of Norrtälje Municipality in Stockholm County. Things to Do and See The island might lack the tourist sights such…

Singö is one of the northernmost islands within the Stockholm Archipelago. It lies in the historical province of Uppland, in the coastal area known as Roslagen. The island is today a part of Norrtälje Municipality within Stockholm County. Around 300 people live permanently in the few settlements that are spread out over the island. There…

Svinnegarn is a small village in the historical province of Uppland in eastern Sweden. It is just south of the town of Enköping and is a part of Enköping Municipality in Uppsala County. In addition to the church dating back to the Middle Ages, around 60 inhabitants have Svinnegarn as their home. A Short History…

Skolsta is a small locality in the historical province of Uppland. The area is today a part of Enköping Municipality in Uppsala County. Around 220 inhabitants call this their home and the locality is mostly made up of one-family homes and a few small businesses. A Short History of Skolsta Skolsta was earlier a part…

Litslena, or Litslenaby, is a small settlement in the historical province of Uppland. This was once the center of social life in the area as it with its church was the center of the parish. Today it consists of a few single-family homes and a few farmsteads that are a part of Enköping Municipality in…

Lunda is a small settlement and former parish in the historical province of Uppland in eastern Sweden. The area has a long history, something that the many runestones try to tell the story about. It is today a part of Sigtuna Municipality in Stockholm County, but it is still the countryside as this is a…

Husby-Sjutolft, also known as just Husby, is a small settlement in the historical province of Uppland. This settlement with its church in the center was once the center of its own parish but is today a part of Enköping Municipality in Uppsala County. This small village consists of one-family homes and a few nearby farmsteads….

Markim is a small settlement and former parish in the historical province of Uppland in eastern Sweden. This is a farming landscape with the church in its center. The area is today a part of Vallentuna Municipality within Stockholm County. A Short History of Markim Markim Parish had its origins in the Middle Ages. The…