Tierp () is a

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and the seat of

Tierp Municipality Tierp Municipality () is a municipality in Uppsala County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Tierp. Localities Localities in Tierp Municipality include: * Karlholmsbruk * Killskär * Månkarbo * Mehedeby * Örbyhu ...

Uppsala County Uppsala County () is a county or '' län'' on the eastern coast of Sweden, whose capital is the city of Uppsala. It borders the counties of Dalarna, Stockholm, Södermanland, Västmanland, Gävleborg, and the Baltic Sea. Province The nor ...

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with 6,143 inhabitants in 2018.

Communications

Tierp is connected to

Uppsala Uppsala ( ; ; archaically spelled ''Upsala'') is the capital of Uppsala County and the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, fourth-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö. It had 177,074 inhabitants in 2019. Loc ...

and

Gävle Gävle ( ; ) is a Urban areas in Sweden, city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 79,004 inhabitants in 2020, which makes it the List of cities in Sweden, 13th-most-populated city in Sweden. I ...

by commuter train Mälartåget and the new (2007) section of highway E4 passes just west of Tierp.

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Tierp: *

Strömsbergs IF Strömsbergs IF is a Swedish football club located in Tierp in Uppsala County. Background Since their foundation Strömsbergs IF has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system The Swedish foot ...

Tierp City FC Tierp () is a locality and the seat of Tierp Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 6,143 inhabitants in 2018. Communications Tierp is connected to Uppsala and Gävle by commuter train Mälartåget and the new (2007) section of highway E4 pass ...

* Tierps IF

Tierp Arena The Tierp Arena is a motorsport venue in Tierp Municipality, Tierp, Uppsala County, Sweden, located from Stockholm. Tierp Arena is one of the most modern drag racing arenas in the world, with capacity for 20,000 spectators. A new racing circ ...

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.

Main sights

Tämnarån The Tämnarån is an approximately 60 km long river in the northern parts of the Swedish historical province Uppland Uppland is a historical province or ' on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital. It borders S� ...

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 Year 1145 ( MCXLV) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Levant * Spring – Seljuk forces led by Imad al-Din Zengi capture Saruj, the second great Crusader fortress east of the Euphrates. ...

, are located a couple of miles south of Tierp.

References

{{authority control Municipal seats of Uppsala County Swedish municipal seats Populated places in Uppsala County Populated places in Tierp Municipality