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Uppland is a historical province
Provinces of Sweden

The provinces of Sweden, landskap, are historical, geographical and cultural regions. Sweden has 25 provinces and they have no administrative function, but remain historical legacies and the means of cultural identification....
 or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
, just north of Stockholm
Stockholm

is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish Government of Sweden, the Parliament of Sweden, and the official residence of the Swedish Monarchy of Sweden....
, the capital. It borders Södermanland
Södermanland

, sometimes referred to under its Latin form Sudermannia or Sudermania, is a Provinces of Sweden or landskap on the south eastern coast of Sweden....
, Västmanland
Västmanland

is a historical Provinces of Sweden, or landskap, in middle Sweden. It borders S?dermanland, N?rke, V?rmland, Dalarna and Uppland.The name comes from "West men", referring to the people west of Uppland, the core province of early Sweden....
 and Gästrikland
Gästrikland

, is a historical Provinces of Sweden or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden. It borders Uppland, V?stmanland, Dalarna, H?lsingland and the Gulf of Bothnia....
. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren
Mälaren

Lake M?laren is the third-largest lake in Sweden, after Lakes V?nern and V?ttern. Its area is 1,140 km? and its greatest depth is 64 m. The lake drains, from southwest to northeast, into the Baltic Sea through S?dert?lje kanal, Hammarbyslussen, Karl Johanslussen and Norrstr?m....
 and the Baltic sea
Baltic Sea

The Baltic Sea is a brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53?N to 66?N latitude and from 20?E to 26?E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Denmark islands....
. It has an extremely short and strangely shaped land border with Åland
Åland

The ?land Islands form an archipelago in the Baltic Sea. It is situated at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia and forms an Federacy, Demilitarized zone, Monoglottism Swedish language Provinces of Finland, Regions of Finland and historical provinces of Finland of Finland....
, an autonomous province of Finland
Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
, on the small uninhabited island of Märket
Märket

M?rket is a small uninhabited skerry in the Baltic Sea between Sweden and Finland , which has been divided between two sovereignties since the Treaty of Fredrikshamn of 1809 defined the border between Sweden and Russian empire as going through the middle of the island....
 in the Baltic.

The name literally means up land, a name which is commonly encountered in especially older English literature.






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Uppland is a historical province
Provinces of Sweden

The provinces of Sweden, landskap, are historical, geographical and cultural regions. Sweden has 25 provinces and they have no administrative function, but remain historical legacies and the means of cultural identification....
 or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
, just north of Stockholm
Stockholm

is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish Government of Sweden, the Parliament of Sweden, and the official residence of the Swedish Monarchy of Sweden....
, the capital. It borders Södermanland
Södermanland

, sometimes referred to under its Latin form Sudermannia or Sudermania, is a Provinces of Sweden or landskap on the south eastern coast of Sweden....
, Västmanland
Västmanland

is a historical Provinces of Sweden, or landskap, in middle Sweden. It borders S?dermanland, N?rke, V?rmland, Dalarna and Uppland.The name comes from "West men", referring to the people west of Uppland, the core province of early Sweden....
 and Gästrikland
Gästrikland

, is a historical Provinces of Sweden or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden. It borders Uppland, V?stmanland, Dalarna, H?lsingland and the Gulf of Bothnia....
. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren
Mälaren

Lake M?laren is the third-largest lake in Sweden, after Lakes V?nern and V?ttern. Its area is 1,140 km? and its greatest depth is 64 m. The lake drains, from southwest to northeast, into the Baltic Sea through S?dert?lje kanal, Hammarbyslussen, Karl Johanslussen and Norrstr?m....
 and the Baltic sea
Baltic Sea

The Baltic Sea is a brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53?N to 66?N latitude and from 20?E to 26?E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Denmark islands....
. It has an extremely short and strangely shaped land border with Åland
Åland

The ?land Islands form an archipelago in the Baltic Sea. It is situated at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia and forms an Federacy, Demilitarized zone, Monoglottism Swedish language Provinces of Finland, Regions of Finland and historical provinces of Finland of Finland....
, an autonomous province of Finland
Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
, on the small uninhabited island of Märket
Märket

M?rket is a small uninhabited skerry in the Baltic Sea between Sweden and Finland , which has been divided between two sovereignties since the Treaty of Fredrikshamn of 1809 defined the border between Sweden and Russian empire as going through the middle of the island....
 in the Baltic.

The name literally means up land, a name which is commonly encountered in especially older English literature. Its Latinised form, which is occasionally used, is Uplandia.

Administration

The traditional provinces of Sweden
Provinces of Sweden

The provinces of Sweden, landskap, are historical, geographical and cultural regions. Sweden has 25 provinces and they have no administrative function, but remain historical legacies and the means of cultural identification....
 serve no administrative or political purposes, but are historical and cultural entities. The corresponding administrative county
Counties of Sweden

The Counties of Sweden, or l?n, are the first level administrative and political subdivisions of Sweden. Sweden is divided into 21 counties....
, or län, is Uppsala County
Uppsala County

Uppsala County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n on the eastern coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Stockholm County, S?dermanland County, V?stmanland County, G?vleborg County, and the Baltic Sea....
, which occupies the larger part of the territory. The bulk of the population, however, is within Stockholm County
Stockholm County

Stockholm County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Uppsala County and S?dermanland County....
. Minor parts of the province are also in Västmanland County
Västmanland County

V?stmanland County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n in central Sweden. It borders to the counties of S?dermanland County, ?rebro County, Dalarna County and Uppsala County....
, Gävleborg County
Gävleborg County

G?vleborg County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders to the counties of Uppsala County, V?stmanland County, Dalarna County, J?mtland County and V?sternorrland County....
 and Södermanland County
Södermanland County

S?dermanland County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n on the south east coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of ?sterg?tland County, ?rebro County, V?stmanland County, Uppsala County, Stockholm County and to the Baltic sea....
.

Heraldry

Arms granted in 1560. Historically Uppland ranked as a duchy and the coat of arms is represented with a dukal coronet. Blazon: "Gules, a Royal Orb Or gemmed of the field and Azure with the cross bottoned Argent." Despite the fact that the Uppsala län has a different name and a smaller territory it was granted the same coat of arms in 1940.

Geography

Uppland was historically divided into chartered cities and districts. Within Roslagen
Roslagen

Roslagen is the name of the coastal areas of Uppland province in Sweden, which also constitutes the northern part of the Stockholm archipelago....
 they were called skeppslag (which roughly means "ship district"), and in the rest of the province hundreds. The above mentioned districts and cities have today no administrative function.

Cities

  • Djursholm
    Djursholm

    Djursholm is one of four suburban districts in, and the seat of Danderyd Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. Djursholm is included in the multimunicipal Stockholm urban area....
     (1913)
  • Enköping
    Enköping

    Enk?ping is a town in the traditional Sweden province Uppland and the seat of Enk?ping Municipality, Uppsala l?n....
     (approximately 1300)
  • Lidingö
    Lidingö

    Liding? is an island in the inner Stockholm archipelago, north east of central Stockholm, the Capital of Sweden.Liding? is also the name of a census-defined urban areas in Sweden on the island....
     (1926)
  • Norrtälje
    Norrtälje

    Norrt?lje is a Urban areas in Sweden in the Sweden traditional provinces of Sweden of Uppland and the seat of Norrt?lje Municipality, Stockholm County....
     (1622)
  • Sigtuna
    Sigtuna

    Sigtuna is a Urban areas of Sweden in the Uppland part of Stockholm County, central Sweden. It has a population of 7,000 and is the namesake of Sigtuna Municipality, even though the seat is in M?rsta with 23,000 inhabitants....
     (approximately 990)
  • Solna
    Solna Municipality

    ----Solna Municipality is a municipalities of Sweden in Stockholm County in east central Sweden, located just north of the Capital Stockholm....
     (1943)
  • Stockholm
    Stockholm

    is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish Government of Sweden, the Parliament of Sweden, and the official residence of the Swedish Monarchy of Sweden....
     (1252)
  • Sundbyberg (1927)
  • Uppsala
    Uppsala

    Uppsala is the capital of Uppsala County and the fourth largest Cities of Sweden of Sweden with 128,409 inhabitants.Located about 70 km north of the capital Stockholm, it is also the seat of the Uppsala municipality ....
     (1286)
  • Vaxholm
    Vaxholm

    Vaxholm is a urban areas of Sweden in the Stockholm archipelago in central Sweden. It has 4,887 inhabitants and is the seat of Vaxholm Municipality....
     (1652)
  • Öregrund
    Öregrund

    ?regrund is a urban areas of Sweden in ?sthammar Municipality, Uppsala County in eastern Sweden. It is situated in Uppland, by the coast of the Baltic Sea....
     (1491)
  • Östhammar
    Östhammar

    ?sthammar is a Urban areas of Sweden in the northeastern part of the Sweden historical province of Uppland. The town is the seat of ?sthammar Municipality....
     (approximately 1300)


Districts


*Bro Hundred
*Bälinge Hundred
*Frösåker Hundred
*Färentuna Hundred
*Hagunda Hundred
*Håbo Hundred
*Lagunda Hundred
*Ly Hundred
*Lång Hundred
*Norunda Hundred
*Närding Hundred
*Oland Hundred
*Rasbo Hundred

*Seming Hundred
*Simtuna Hundred
*Sju Hundred
Sju Hundred

Sju is the Swedish number seven.It can also refer to Sju Hundred, or Sjuhundra h?rad, was a Hundred of Uppland in Sweden.SJU may stand for:...

*Sollentuna Hundred
*Torstuna Hundred
*Trögd Hundred
*Ulleråker Hundred
Ulleråker Hundred

Uller?ker Hundred, or Uller?kers h?rad, was a Hundreds of Sweden of Uppland and Uppsala County in Sweden.The area of the hundred stretches from the border of Hagunda hundred in the south-west to the Rivers Jumkils?n and Fyris in the northwest and Lake Ekoln in the south-east....

*Vaksala Hundred
*Vallentuna Hundred
*Våla Hundred
*Åsunda Hundred
*Ärling Hundred
*Örbyhus Hundred

*Bro and Vätö Ship District
*Danderyd Ship District
*Frötuna and Länna Ship District

*Väddö and Häverö Ship District
*Värmdö Ship District
*Åker Ship District

Facts

  • Highest mountain Upplandsberget at Siggeforasjön, 117 metres
  • Largest lake: Mälaren
    Mälaren

    Lake M?laren is the third-largest lake in Sweden, after Lakes V?nern and V?ttern. Its area is 1,140 km? and its greatest depth is 64 m. The lake drains, from southwest to northeast, into the Baltic Sea through S?dert?lje kanal, Hammarbyslussen, Karl Johanslussen and Norrstr?m....
  • Archipelago: Roslagen
    Roslagen

    Roslagen is the name of the coastal areas of Uppland province in Sweden, which also constitutes the northern part of the Stockholm archipelago....
  • National Parks
    List of national parks of Sweden

    The national parks of Sweden are managed by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency . As of October 2007, there are 28 national parks in Sweden....
    : Ängsö
    Ängsö

    ?ngs? is a Sweden National Park. It lies in Stockholm's Skj?rg?rd, between Norrt?lje and Stockholm. The park can only be reached by water....
    , Färnebofjärden


Population

The population of Uppland was 1,390,914 as of December 31, 2007. The provincial population corresponds to the different overlapping counties as follows:

History

The earliest unambiguous mention of the province of Uppland comes from the 1296, when it was mentioned that it included the Folkland
Folkland

The Folklands are the name for the original Sweden provinces of Tiundaland, Attundaland, Fj?rdhundraland, and Roden which in the 1296 united to form the modern province of Uppland....
s of Fjärdhundraland
Fjärdhundraland

Fj?rdhundraland or the land of the four Hundred s is since 1296 a part of the province of Uppland. Its name refers to its role of providing 400 men and 16 ships for the leidang of the Swedish king at Gamla Uppsala....
, Attundaland
Attundaland

Attundaland was the name given to the southeastern part of the present day province of Uppland, north of Stockholm. Its name refers to its role of providing 800 men and 32 ships for the leidang of the Swedish kings at Uppsala....
, Tiundaland
Tiundaland

Tiundaland is a historic region, Folkland, and since 1296 part of the modern province of Uppland. It originally meant the land of the ten Hundred s and referred to its duty of providing 1000 men and 40 ships for the Swedish king's leidang....
 and Roslagen
Roslagen

Roslagen is the name of the coastal areas of Uppland province in Sweden, which also constitutes the northern part of the Stockholm archipelago....
. The Swedish capital of Stockholm is divided between two provinces. The southern half lies in Södermanland and the northern half in Uppland.

Dukes

The nominal title Duke of a province has been awarded to Swedish princes since 1772. Dukes of Södermanland were:
  • Prince Gustaf
    Prince Gustaf, Duke of Uppland

    Prince Gustaf of Sweden and Norway, Duke of Uppland was the second son of Oscar I of Sweden and Josephine of Leuchtenberg.Prince Gustaf made a career as a composer, some of his works are still famous today, The Student Song is sung every year by graduating students....
     (1827-1852)
  • Prince Sigvard
    Prince Sigvard, Duke of Uppland

    Sigvard Oscar Fredrik Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg was a Swedish industrial designer. He was the second son of King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden and his first wife, Princess Margaret of Connaught and was originally known as Prince Sigvard, Duke of Uppland, but lost his royal titles in 1934 when he married a commoner....
     (from his birth in 1907 until his loss of succession rights in 1934)


Religion

Uppsala
Archdiocese of Uppsala

The Archdiocese of Uppsala, Lutheran 'successor' to the former Roman Catholic Swedish province, is one of the thirteen dioceses of the Church of Sweden and the only one having the status of an archdiocese....
 is the seat of the only (formerly Catholic) archbishop
Archbishop

In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion and others, this means that they lead a diocese of particular importance called an archdiocese, or in the Anglican Communion an Ecclesiastical Province, but this is not always the case....
 of the Lutheran Church of Sweden
Church of Sweden

The Church of Sweden is the largest Ecclesia in Sweden. The Church of Sweden professes the Lutheran branch of Christianity, and is a member of the Porvoo Communion....
.

Culture

The archaeological site Birka
Birka

During the Viking Age, Birka , on the island of Bj?rk? in Sweden, was an important trading center which handled goods from Scandinavia as well as Central Europe and Eastern Europe and the Orient....
 and the castle of Drottningholm
Drottningholm

Drottningholm, or literally "Queen's Islet", is a village on the island Lov?n in lake M?laren on the outskirts of Stockholm , Sweden. The Drottningholm Palace, the residence of the Swedish Royal Family since 1981, is located here....
 are UNESCO
UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945....
 World Heritage site
World Heritage Site

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site that is on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 Sovereign state which are elected by their General Assembly for a four-year term....
s.

External links

  • - Tourist site
  • - Tourist information