Upsala
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Upsala may refer to:
- Upsala GlacierUpsala GlacierThe Upsala Glacier is a large valley glacier in Argentina's Los Glaciares National Park. It flows out from the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, which also feeds the nearby Perito Moreno Glacier. The terminus of the glacier is at Lago Argentino...
, a glacier in Argentina - UppsalaUppsala- Economy :Today Uppsala is well established in medical research and recognized for its leading position in biotechnology.*Abbott Medical Optics *GE Healthcare*Pfizer *Phadia, an offshoot of Pharmacia*Fresenius*Q-Med...
, a city in Sweden, English exonym spelling- Gamla UppsalaGamla UppsalaGamla Uppsala is a parish and a village outside Uppsala in Sweden. It had 16,231 inhabitants in 1991.As early as the 3rd century AD and the 4th century AD and onwards, it was an important religious, economic and political centre...
, Old Upsala a village near the modern city, important centre in Norse mythology - Uppsala UniversityUppsala UniversityUppsala University is a research university in Uppsala, Sweden, and is the oldest university in Scandinavia, founded in 1477. It consistently ranks among the best universities in Northern Europe in international rankings and is generally considered one of the most prestigious institutions of...
, a public university in the city
- Gamla Uppsala
- The Uppsala SynodUppsala SynodThe Uppsala Synod in 1593 was the most important synod of the Lutheran Church of Sweden. Sweden had gone through its Protestant Reformation and broken with Roman Catholicism in the 1520s, but an official confession of faith had never been declared....
, a 1593 ecclesiastical conference of the Lutheran Church of Sweden - Upsala, OntarioUpsala, OntarioUpsala is a geographic township in Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario. It is located on the Trans-Canada Highway, Highway 17, 142 km west of Thunder Bay.It was named after the city of Uppsala in Sweden....
, a township in Canada - Upsala, MinnesotaUpsala, MinnesotaUpsala is a city in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 427 at the 2010 census. It was named after Uppsala, Sweden by Swedish settlers in the 19th century.-Geography:...
, a city in United States - Upsala (mansion)Upsala (mansion)Upsala is a historic mansion in Mount Airy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that was the site of the American encampment during the Battle of Germantown....
, a historic mansion in Pennsylvania, United States - Upsala CollegeUpsala CollegeUpsala College was a private college in East Orange, New Jersey, USA, founded in 1893. Construction of the campus started in 1900. The college closed in 1995, after several years of financial problems.-History:...
, a defunct private college in New Jersey, United States - Nya Upsala, Wisconsin, a former Swedish-American settlement in Wisconsin, United States