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River Fyris from Nybron, Uppsala (August 2022) The Fyris river in winter (February 2010) as seen from Islandsbron, the bridge which marks the point to where the river is navigable Fyrisån ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈfŷːrɪsˌoːn] , "the Fyris river") is a river in the Swedish province of Uppland , which passes through the city of Uppsala ...
Uppsala (/ ʌ p ˈ s ɑː l ə / up-SAH-lə, Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɵ̂pːˌsɑːla] ⓘ; archaically spelled Upsala) is the capital of Uppsala County and the fourth-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö.
In its earliest form, Uplands nation was founded, or may at least first be attested, in 1642, but the current nation is the result of a merger in 1823 with Fjärdhundra nation and a second one in 1829 with Roslags nation, two smaller nations recruiting students from different parts of the province of Uppland (Fjärdhundraland and Roslagen), each of which also date to the early 1640s (the ...
This is a list of student nations at Uppsala University in Sweden.The tradition of nations at the university is practically as old as the university itself. The list is always sorted in accordance with a time-honoured order based on the age of the diocese of the area that the nation was named after.
Due to isostasy the shoreline had moved down from Gamla Uppsala, and in the 6th century the Fyris River was not navigable by sail north of Kvarnfallet in the current city of Uppsala. At this site the modern city of Uppsala was founded as a port city to Gamla Uppsala, under the name of Aros. In the first centuries of the second millennium the ...
North of Polacksbacken in Uppsala follows Kronåsen, with a monument to Sten Sture the Elder at its summit. Centrally in Uppsala lies Kasåsen, on which Uppsala Castle is built. The ridge then crosses Fyrisån and reappears again in northern Svartbäcken, now called Röboåsen. It then becomes Tunåsen and Högåsen at Gamla Uppsala.
New Upsala (Swedish: Nya Uppsala) also referred to as the Pine Lake Settlement, was an early pioneer Swedish-American community in Wisconsin.The short-lived settlement of Swedish immigrants was founded by Gustaf Unonius.
Texas - Named for the state, which derives its name from taysha, in Caddoan Native American language. Allegedly means friend. Tontogany - Named after a local Chief. Most likely of Wyandot origin. Tymochtee - Wyandot. Allegedly means 'stream around the plains.' [28] Wabash - Common name of a tribe from Indiana