Tierp
Place in Uppland, Sweden
Tierp (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈtǐːɛrp]) is a locality and the seat of Tierp Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 6,143 inhabitants in 2018.
01Communications
Tierp is connected to Uppsala and Gävle by commuter train Mälartåget and the new (2007) section of highway E4 passes just west of Tierp.
02Sports
The following sports clubs are located in Tierp:
Tierp Arena is located here. It is a world class auto racing facility. The main sport at this facility is Drag Racing. It hosts two FIA European Drag Races per year. One in June and the other in August.
03Main sights
Tämnarån is a river passing just west of the locality. The Gillberga runestone is located across the river, close to where it is crossed by a wooden pedestrian bridge. Two other runestones, nr 1144 and 1145, are located a couple of miles south of Tierp.
Sources and credits
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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Tierp järnvägsstation 2012b.jpg by Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Upplands runinskrifter U1146.jpg by Uwe Zimmermann, CC BY-SA 4.0
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