Gamla Uppsala H\u00f6gar lies just a short distance from S\u00f6derfors, north of Uppsala city, and is one of Scandinavia’s most important archaeological sites. Between 2,000 and 3,000 people from the late Iron Age rest here \u2014 the burial mounds’ silent testimony to a world utterly different from our own.<\/p>\n
It’s not just the history that makes this place special. The landscape is also strikingly beautiful: large, well-formed mounds rise from an open plain, and there’s a lovely walking trail that winds around the burial field. If you want to combine exercise with culture, you can also follow the old railway embankment toward Uppsala city centre \u2014 roughly five kilometres through wonderful countryside.<\/p>\n
Gamla Uppsala suits the curious history buff just as well as families looking for a leisurely stroll. Information boards along the way tell the story of the mounds’ significance and the life lived here more than a thousand years ago. And if you get hungry or thirsty, there’s a caf\u00e9 nearby.<\/p>\n
The mounds are open around the clock, so you can visit whenever it suits you best \u2014 a quiet winter walk or a summer evening at sunset both take on a special glow when you’re surrounded by this ancient history.<\/p>\n
Visitors love the place:<\/strong> With an average rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, Gamla Uppsala H\u00f6gar scores high for both its natural beauty and historical significance. Many also point out that it’s a perfect starting point for longer walks in the area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A burial field with roughly 2,000\u20133,000 graves from the Viking Age \u2014 history, natural beauty, and walking trails all in one place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":512,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"address":"Disav\u00e4gen, 754 40 Uppsala","lat":59.8985715,"lng":17.6315751,"opening_hours":"m\u00e5ndag: \u00d6ppet dygnet runt\ntisdag: \u00d6ppet dygnet runt\nonsdag: \u00d6ppet dygnet runt\ntorsdag: \u00d6ppet dygnet runt\nfredag: \u00d6ppet dygnet runt\nl\u00f6rdag: \u00d6ppet dygnet runt\ns\u00f6ndag: \u00d6ppet dygnet runt","phone":"","website":"","email":"","price_level":"","google_place_id":"ChIJ4WW6Y0XMX0YRTl1Aofg65Nw","rating":4.5,"user_rating_count":0,"distance_km":59.2,"primary_kategori":"se-och-gora","axes_locked":false,"editorial_lock":false,"history":"","last_seen":"","expires_at":"","tier":"basprofil","title_en":"Gamla Uppsala H\u00f6gar \u2014 where Viking history lies hidden in the earth","excerpt_en":"A burial field with roughly 2,000\u20133,000 graves from the Viking Age \u2014 history, natural beauty, and walking trails all in one place.","content_en":" Gamla Uppsala H\u00f6gar lies just a short distance from S\u00f6derfors, north of Uppsala city, and is one of Scandinavia's most important archaeological sites. Between 2,000 and 3,000 people from the late Iron Age rest here \u2014 the burial mounds' silent testimony to a world utterly different from our own.<\/p>\n\n It's not just the history that makes this place special. The landscape is also strikingly beautiful: large, well-formed mounds rise from an open plain, and there's a lovely walking trail that winds around the burial field. If you want to combine exercise with culture, you can also follow the old railway embankment toward Uppsala city centre \u2014 roughly five kilometres through wonderful countryside.<\/p>\n\n Gamla Uppsala suits the curious history buff just as well as families looking for a leisurely stroll. Information boards along the way tell the story of the mounds' significance and the life lived here more than a thousand years ago. And if you get hungry or thirsty, there's a caf\u00e9 nearby.<\/p>\n\n The mounds are open around the clock, so you can visit whenever it suits you best \u2014 a quiet winter walk or a summer evening at sunset both take on a special glow when you're surrounded by this ancient history.<\/p>\n\n Visitors love the place:<\/strong> With an average rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, Gamla Uppsala H\u00f6gar scores high for both its natural beauty and historical significance. Many also point out that it's a perfect starting point for longer walks in the area.<\/p>","history_en":""},"omrade":[42],"kategori":[22],"tema":[30,34],"class_list":["post-328","place","type-place","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","omrade-uppsala","kategori-se-och-gora","tema-historia","tema-sevardheter"],"acf":{"address":"Disav\u00e4gen, 754 40 Uppsala","lat":59.8985715,"lng":17.6315751,"opening_hours":"m\u00e5ndag: \u00d6ppet dygnet runt\ntisdag: \u00d6ppet dygnet runt\nonsdag: \u00d6ppet dygnet runt\ntorsdag: \u00d6ppet dygnet runt\nfredag: \u00d6ppet dygnet runt\nl\u00f6rdag: \u00d6ppet dygnet runt\ns\u00f6ndag: \u00d6ppet dygnet runt","phone":"","website":"","email":"","price_level":"","google_place_id":"ChIJ4WW6Y0XMX0YRTl1Aofg65Nw","rating":4.5,"tier":"basprofil"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/soderfors.se\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/place\/328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/soderfors.se\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/place"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/soderfors.se\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/place"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soderfors.se\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soderfors.se\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/soderfors.se\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"omrade","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soderfors.se\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/omrade?post=328"},{"taxonomy":"kategori","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soderfors.se\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kategori?post=328"},{"taxonomy":"tema","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soderfors.se\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tema?post=328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}A place full of history<\/h2>\n
Perfect for many kinds of visitors<\/h2>\n