Åkerby
Located in Tierp Municipality, Uppsala County Coordinates: 60°25′00″ N 17°46′00″ E
- Population
- 106
- 106
- Elevation
- 24 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Stockholm · UTC+01:00
About Åkerby
Åkerby is a village. Location: Tierp Municipality, Uppsala County. Population: 106. Elevation: 24 m.
Åkerby is a small village in Uppsala County, Uppland, Sweden. A famous place in Åkerby is Åkerby Vägskäl, where people gathered before emigrating to North America in the 19th century. Wilhelm Moberg wrote about this in his book Utvandrarna. Åkerby was also briefly mentioned in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, written by Stieg Larsson. The famous Swedish polymath Johannes Bureus was born in Åkerby in 1568.
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At a glance
- Area
- 61 ha
Source: Wikidata
In comparison
- No. 19 of 27 places in Tierp Municipality by population
- Nearest larger town: Skärplinge, 6 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bondskäret Natural site, Uppsala County18 km NE
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Olsgrundet Island, Uppsala County17 km N
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Lövholmen Natural site, Uppsala County15 km N
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Igelgrundet Natural site, Uppsala County23 km E
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Aspholmen Natural site, Uppsala County24 km E
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Örnbådan Island, Uppsala County18 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources