Editing Uppland (section)

{{distinguish|text=[[Upland (disambiguation)|Upland]]. For the Swedish ships, see [[HSwMS Uppland]]}}
{{short description|Historical province of Sweden}}
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| demographics2_info2 = [[Fritillaria meleagris|Leper lily]]
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'''Uppland''' is a historical [[Provinces of Sweden|province]] or ''{{Lang|sv|landskap}}'' on the eastern coast of [[Sweden]], just north of [[Stockholm]], the capital. It borders [[Södermanland]], [[Västmanland]] and [[Gästrikland]]. It is also bounded by lake [[Mälaren]] and the [[Baltic Sea]]. 

The name literally means ''up land'', a name which is commonly encountered in especially older English literaturer as ''Upland''. Its Latinised form, which is occasionally used, is ''Uplandia''.<ref name="p638">{{cite book |last=Vilborg |first=Ebbe |title=Norstedts svensk-latinska ordbok |date=2009 |isbn=978-91-7227-572-0 |page= |publisher=Norstedts akademiska förlag |language=sv}}</ref> 

Uppland is often called called the province of "castles, ancient remains and runestones" and is famous for having the highest concentration of [[runestone]]s in the world, with as many as 1,196 inscriptions in stone left by the [[Vikings]]. Many of its castles and places of historical interest include [[Drottningholm Palace]], [[Skokloster Castle]], [[Salsta Castle]], the medieval [[Uppsala Cathedral]], where many royals are buried, and [[Uppsala Castle]]. 

Famous people from the region include [[Ingmar Bergman]], [[Bridget of Sweden | St. Bridget of Sweden]], [[Carl Linnaeus]], [[Anders Celsius]] and [[Gustav Vasa]]. 

It has Sweden's oldest town, [[Sigtuna]], thought to have been established around AD 980 and [[Uppsala University]], Sweden's oldest university.