Swedish Country Side

A weekend in Uppsala, Sweden and surrounding area...

Trip starts from Radisson Blu - Uppsala

To Oregrund: Öregrund is a locality situated in Östhammar Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 1,555 inhabitants in 2010. It is located by the coast of the Baltic Sea.

 

on the way...  Svenska Kyrkan

The Church of Sweden is the largest Christian church in Sweden and the largest Lutheran denomination in the world. A member of the Porvoo Communion, the Church professes the Lutheran branch of Christianity

 

Back to uppsala...

 

 

 

on to  Wiks Slott:  

Folded Castle (older spelling Wik or Wijk) is a castle in Balingsta parish in the municipality of Uppsala , Uppland , located at Lake Malaren två mil southwest of Uppsala . Highway 55 and then County Road C 591 leading to Wik if you go from Uppsala and Enkoping.

The castle was originally a defensive fortress from around 1450 and renovated in French style in the 1600s , but got its present exterior appearance by the architect Fredrik Wilhelm Scholander restoration 1858-1860. The building is now protected as a listed building

 

 

  

The Swedish bumble bee, with white tail...

Short-Haired BumbleBee Project

 

And on to the

Skokloster Castle

Skokloster Castle, built in the baroque style between 1654 and 1676, is one of the mayor monuments from the historic period when Sweden was one of the most powerful countries in Europe

The Skokloster church:
Skokloster church, right next to Skokloster Castle, is Sweden’s second oldest brick church and was built in the 13th century for Cistercian nuns. In the 17th century it became Wrangel’s castle church and the entire Wrangel family is interred in the chapel. Services are now held throughout the year and there is also the occasional concert. The church is a popular wedding venue.
During the summer the church is open to visitors arriving by boat, by car or on foot. A guide is on site and coffee is served next to the jetty in Sjövillan.
Behind the church a Norse horseman can be seen galloping along on the rure stone. Several rune stones can be found in the area as Lake Mälaren was part of a Viking shipping route.

and back...