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Uppsala
Uppsala , city (1990 pop. 109,500), capital of Uppsala co., E Sweden, on the Fyrisån River. It is an industrial and cultural center and a railroad junction. Manufactures include machinery, printed materials, processed food, clothing, pharmaceuticals, and footwear. The city developed near Gamla Uppsala, now a small village, which became the pagan capital of Sweden in the 6th cent. An archiepiscopal see was established at present-day Uppsala in 1270, and the cathedral of Uppsala (13th cent.), the finest Gothic church in Sweden, became the usual coronation place of Swedish kings and is the burial place of Gustavus I , the botanist Linnaeus , the scientist and religious teacher Swedenborg , and UN Secretary-general Dag Hammarskjöld . The Univ. of Uppsala , founded in 1477, is the oldest university of N Europe. Other institutions in Uppsala include the Royal Society of Sciences, the Gustav Werners institute of high-energy physics and radiation biology, the Victoria Museum, and the Linnaeus garden and museum. |
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"Uppsala." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Uppsala." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Uppsala.html "Uppsala." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Uppsala.html |
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Uppsala, Sweden Östra Aros ‘Upper Sala’, that is, ‘Above Sala’, previously a village, from upp ‘above’. Known until the 13th century as Östra Aros, it was founded as a trading post at the point just east of where the River Fyris becomes navigable; Aros means ‘river mouth’ from ar ‘river’ and os ‘mouth’.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Uppsala." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Uppsala." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Uppsala.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Uppsala." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Uppsala.html |
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Uppsala. Uppsala became the head of an ecclesiastical province, separate from Lund, in 1164, and from the mid-15th cent. until the Reformation the Archbishop was styled ‘Primate of Sweden’. The university, founded in 1477, in the 19th cent. became the home of a liberal and ‘Low Church’ theology as contrasted with the orthodoxy of Lund.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Uppsala." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Uppsala." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Uppsala.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Uppsala." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Uppsala.html |
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Uppsala
Uppsala (Upsala) Medieval city in e Sweden. Its university was founded in 1477. King Gustavus I (Vasa) is buried in the 15th-century Gothic cathedral. Industries: machinery, building materials, pharmaceuticals, printing, metal goods. Pop. (2000) 189,559.
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"Uppsala." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Uppsala." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Uppsala.html "Uppsala." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Uppsala.html |
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"Uppsala." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Uppsala." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Uppsala.html "Uppsala." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Uppsala.html |
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