Uppsala County, Uppsala län, is in eastern Svealand in middle Sweden, and has around 360,000 inhabitants. The county makes up most of the Uppland province; the south-eastern part belongs to Stockholm County. It borders Västmanland in the west, and Gästrikland in the north, and nearly has a quadripoint with Dalarna in the north-west.

Map of Uppsala County

As other Swedish counties, Uppsala County is divided between municipalities (kommuner), each with a dominant city or town.

• 59.84976117.6389471 Uppsala is a university city, with the largest cathedral in the Nordic countries.
• 60.25860518.3634822 Östhammar is a coastal town, famous for the Walloon iron industry, and the northern outskirts of the Stockholm archipelago.
• 60.34765717.5169953 Tierp is a quaint town between Uppsala and Gävle. Its municipal territory contains the northernmost stretch of the Roslagen coast.
• 60.56730717.4496754 Älvkarleby at the outlet of Dalälven River, considered the natural border to Norrland. The Dragon's Gate, a Chinese-themed hotel, can be found here.
• 59.71666717.85 Knivsta is a modern suburb with heritage from the Viking age, and many historical artifacts.
• 59.6402817.0725216 Enköping , "Sweden's nearest city", is a quaint port city with acclaimed public gardens.
• 59.56777817.5297227 Håbo , with Bålsta as the municipal seat, is functionally an outer suburb of Stockholm.
• 59.94074416.8562378 Heby is a rural municipality with deep forests.

• Uppsala countryside consists of the suburbs and farmlands around Uppsala contain Carl Linnaeus' botanical garden, the Lennakatten museum railway, and many archaeological sites.
• Skokloster Palace outside Enköping

See also: Vikings and the Old Norse, Nordic history

Though Swedish provinces are usually the foundation of folk culture and local patriotism, Uppland lacks a unifying identity, and very few inhabitants think of themselves as "Upplanders". The area is very diverse, with rich mining deposits and dense forests in the north, fertile plains in the south, and a maritime coastal region in the east. Historically, the people of Uppland have been the first to adopt international trends arriving in Sweden via Stockholm, creating a more cosmopolitan but less traditional local culture. If anything is typical for Uppland, it would be the very absence of typical traits. Today, the province is much characterized by the gap between the bustle of Stockholm and Uppsala, and the quiet northern forests.

Without tall mountains, Uppland was one of the last Swedish provinces (landskap) to rise from the Baltic Sea after the Ice Age. Still in 1,500 BC, at the beginning of the Iron Age, most of today's land surface was below sea level. Though the land is young, it is among the most fertile in Sweden, and allowed the Suiones, svear to found a cities, such as Uppsala, Birka and Adelsö during the Viking Age in the 8th to 11th century.

Around AD 1000 Sweden was christianized and the organized into a unified kingdom, with Sigtuna as its first capital. As Sigtuna was sacked by pirates in 1187, Stockholm was founded to protect Mälaren, and later became the national capital. Uppsala was the site of a pagan temple, which was torn down in the late 11th century, as Christianity arrived. A century later, the city became the seat of the Church of Sweden.

From the Middle Ages, Uppland was an international forerunner in metallurgy. In the early 17th century, blacksmiths from Wallonia founded several workshops around Östhammar, and forged weapons which were used to establish the Swedish Empire (see Nordic history).

Since the Industrial Revolution, Stockholm and Uppsala have grown, while the minor towns now function as extended suburbs of these cities. With nearly 1.5 million inhabitants, Uppland is Sweden's most populous province.

Roslagen is the coast and archipelago of Uppland, also consisting of Norrtälje, Lidingö, and the northern Stockholm archipelago.

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Map of Uppsala County

The search engine Resrobot can be used for all domestic public transport in the area.

Public transport in Stockholm county (including Sigtuna and Norrtälje) is run by SL. In Uppsala County it is run by Upplands lokaltrafik. There is a fairly large city bus network in Uppsala.

In the countryside, driving is the most practical option. The E4 passes through Knivsta, Uppsala, Tierp, and Älvkarleby; see E4 through Sweden.

Uppsala has several historical buildings, including the cathedral (Uppsala domkyrka), the castle (Uppsala slott) and the Carolina Rediviva library.

Except Uppsala, most of the county is rural, and good for outdoor life, such as hiking, water sport, and cross-country skiing.

• Gårdsjö Moose tour (Gårdsjö Älgpark), Gårdsjö 127, Heby Municipality, ☏ +46-70-3536060. Opening hours vary greatly throughout the year. See calendar on their website. A wagon tour around a 25-hectare (~60-acre) enclosed area populated by 10 moose. The tours take about one hour and are in Swedish and English. It is also possible to stay overnight in a cottage within the moose territory. Adults 240 kr, children 3-12 120 kr, children 0-2 free. 

See also: Nordic cuisine

A maritime province, fish has been a staple of the Uppland cuisine. Fish is distributed through a market in Stockholm.

• Gävleborg County is the gateway to Norrland.
• Stockholm County; while the county is dominated by Stockholm, Sigtuna and Norrtälje are near Uppsala
• Åland is an autonomous Swedish-speaking archipelago in the Baltic Sea, which is part of Finland.