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Uppsala Cathedral
Scandinavia's largest cathedral and the seat of the Archbishop of the Church of Sweden.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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Bålsta
Uppsala, Sweden · Europe
About Bålsta
Bålsta sits on the route: 15 minutes from Bro, 34km from Drottningholm Palace.
Bålsta is in Uppsala, Sweden, with about 13,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Bro, about 8 km away.
Bålsta is a locality and the seat of Håbo Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 13,138 inhabitants in 2015.
Although not in Stockholm County, it has Bålsta railway station, the north-western terminus of the Stockholm commuter rail system. Many inhabitants commute to Stockholm. The travel time is 40 minutes byRead more
suburban train, and less than 30 minutes by commuter-or intercity rail. Lasse Åberg, a famous Swedish actor, musician and artist, lives in Bålsta and has opened a museum there.
Even though Bålsta's relatively small size, there are many organizations and activity-centers in the town, such as a hockey-arena hosting the team Bålsta HC. It also has a mall with several stores.
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What is there to see near Bålsta?
Within an hour or so of Bålsta: Uppsala Cathedral (33 km), Drottningholm Palace (34 km), Gamla Uppsala (Old Uppsala) (37 km), Gripsholm Castle (39 km).
Where is Bålsta?
Bålsta is in Uppsala, Sweden, about 8 km from Bro.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 13,138
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Sweden
- Region
- Uppsala
- Timezone
- Europe/Stockholm
- Coordinates
- 59.5671, 17.5278
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Worth the detour from Bålsta
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Drottningholm Palace
The private residence of the Swedish royal family, a UNESCO-listed 17th-century palace with a Chinese Pavilion and Baroque theatre.
34 km · about 40 min drive
ancient ruins
Gamla Uppsala (Old Uppsala)
An ancient religious and political centre of Sweden with three massive royal burial mounds dating to the 5th–6th centuries.
37 km · about 45 min drive
castle
Gripsholm Castle
Round-towered 16th-century castle on Lake Mälaren at Mariefred, holding the Swedish national portrait collection.
39 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Stockholm City Hall
The iconic waterfront building where the Nobel Prize banquet is held each December, with a golden mosaic hall and a tower offering city views.
40 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Gamla Stan, Stockholm
Stockholm's medieval old town on an island, a maze of cobblestone alleys, colourful facades, the Royal Palace, and the Nobel Prize Museum.
41 km · about 45 min drive
museum
Vasa Museum
Home to the almost fully intact 17th-century warship Vasa that sank on her maiden voyage, the most visited museum in Scandinavia.
41 km · about 50 min drive
museum
ABBA The Museum
An interactive museum dedicated to Sweden's most famous pop group, where visitors can virtually perform with ABBA's holographic avatars.
42 km · about 50 min drive
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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