Editing Uppsala (section)

== History ==
{{main|History of Uppsala}}
[[File:Charta öfwer Upsala stad no II.jpg|thumb|right|Map of Uppsala from 1770]]
[[File:Utsikt av Uppsala med domkyrka, Elias Martin. Malmö museum.JPG|thumb|right|Uppsala in the 18th century]]
Uppsala originally referred to a location a few kilometres north of the current city, now known as [[Gamla Uppsala]] (Old Uppsala). Today's Uppsala was called ''Aros,'' 'river mouth', due to its location at the time at the mouth of the [[Fyris|River Fyris]] in [[Ekoln]], a bay in Lake [[Mälaren]]. The name became ''Östra Aros'' ('East Aros') to distinguish it from ''Västra Aros'' (present-day [[Västerås]]).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-01 |title=Västerås, Westeros och Östra Aros |url=https://www.isof.se/namn/namnbloggen/inlagg/2019-06-01-vasteras-westeros-och-ostra-aros |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=www.isof.se |language=sv}}</ref>

Old Uppsala was, according to medieval writer [[Adam of Bremen]], the main [[paganism|pagan]] centre of Sweden, and the [[Temple at Uppsala]] contained magnificent idols of the [[Æsir|Norse gods]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hbar.phys.msu.su/gorm/chrons/bremen.htm#descrip |title=Descriptio Insularum Aquilonis |language=la |author=Adam of Bremen |date=c. 1075 |access-date=15 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050207105412/http://hbar.phys.msu.su/gorm/chrons/bremen.htm#descrip |archive-date=7 February 2005 |df=dmy-all |author-link=Adam of Bremen }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://runeberg.org/adamafbrem/0234.htm |title=Adam af Bremen om Menigheden i Norden under Erkesædet i Bremen og Hamborg (788–1072) |page=194 |language=da |author=P. W. Christensen |year=1862 |publisher=Karl Schønbergs Forlag |access-date=15 January 2012}}</ref> The Kungsängen plains along the river south of Uppsala have been identified as a possible match for [[Fyrisvellir]], the site of the [[Battle of Fyrisvellir]] in the 980s.
Östra Aros was at that time a port town of [[Gamla Uppsala]]. In 1160, King [[Eric IX of Sweden|Eric Jedvardsson]] was attacked and killed outside the church of Östra Aros, and later became venerated as a saint in the [[Catholic Church]]. In 1274, Östra Aros overtook [[Gamla Uppsala]] as the main regional centre, and when the cathedral of Gamla Uppsala burnt down, the archbishopric and the relics of Saint Eric were moved to Östra Aros, where the present-day [[Uppsala Cathedral]] was erected; it was inaugurated in 1435. The cathedral is built in the [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] style and is one of the largest in northern Europe, with towers reaching {{convert|118.70|m}}.

The city is the site of the oldest university in [[Scandinavia]], founded in 1477, and is where [[Carl Linnaeus]], one of the renowned scholars of [[Uppsala University]], lived for many years; both his house and garden can still be visited. Uppsala is also the site of the 16th-century [[Uppsala Castle]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uu.se/en/node97 |title=Uppsala universitet - Uppsala University History |access-date=8 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100608163154/http://www.uu.se/en/node97 |archive-date=8 June 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> {{anchor|1702 fire}}The city was severely damaged by a fire in 1702.

Historical and cultural treasures were also lost, as in many Swedish cities, from demolitions during the 1960s and 1970s, but many historic buildings remain, especially in the western part of the city. The arms bearing the lion can be traced to 1737 and have been modernised several times, most recently in 1986. The meaning of the lion is uncertain, but is likely connected to the royal lion, also depicted on the [[Coat of Arms of Sweden]].

In ecclesiastical terms, the place has always belonged to Uppsala parish, from 1961 called Uppsala cathedral parish. The incorporated parts of Uppsala belong to Gamla Uppsala parish, Helga Trefaldighets parish and Vaksala parish. After parish break-up in 1974, parts of the town are located in Gottsunda parish. After further building expansion, some are also in Denmark-Funbo parish, before 2010 in Denmark parish.<ref>[http://www.skatteverket.se/privat/folkbokforing/omfolkbokforing/folkbokforingigaridag/sverigesforsamlingargenomtiderna/forteckning.4.18e1b10334ebe8bc80003999.html "Förteckning (Sveriges församlingar genom tiderna)"]. [[Skatteverket]]. 1989.</ref>

Until 1971, the town was part of the district court for Uppsala City Hall Court and has been part of the Uppsala Court since 1971.