Country Sweden County Uppsala County Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 5,587 (31 Dec 2010) Team Tierps HK | Province Uppland Municipality Tierp Municipality Area 4.11 km² Local time Friday 9:48 PM | |
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Weather 2°C, Wind SE at 11 km/h, 89% Humidity | ||
Tierp is a locality and the seat of Tierp Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 5,587 inhabitants in 2010.
Contents
Map of Tierp, Sweden
Communications
Tierp is connected to Uppsala and Gävle by commuter train Upptåget and the new (2007) section of highway E4 passes just west of Tierp.
Sports
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.
Main sights
Tämnarån is a river passing just west of the locality. The Gillberga runestone is located across the river, close to a 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.
References
Tierp Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA