Tierp
title: "Tierp" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["municipal-seats-of-uppsala-county", "swedish-municipal-seats", "populated-places-in-uppsala-county", "populated-places-in-tierp-municipality"] topic_path: "geography/sweden" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tierp" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Tierp |
| image_skyline | Tierp järnvägsstation 2012b.jpg |
| image_caption | Tierp Train Station |
| pushpin_map | Sweden Uppsala#Sweden |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Sweden |
| subdivision_type3 | Municipality |
| subdivision_name3 | Tierp Municipality |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Uppsala County |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Uppland |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 4.11 |
| population_as_of | 31 December 2020 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 6,260 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone | CET |
| utc_offset | +1 |
| timezone_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset_DST | +2 |
| coordinates | |
| :: |
| official_name = Tierp | image_skyline = Tierp järnvägsstation 2012b.jpg | image_caption = Tierp Train Station | pushpin_map = Sweden Uppsala#Sweden | pushpin_label_position = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Sweden | subdivision_type3 = Municipality | subdivision_name3 = Tierp Municipality | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Uppsala County | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Uppland | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 4.11 | population_as_of = 31 December 2020 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 6,260 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +2 | coordinates = | website = 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 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
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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.
References
References
- (14 December 2011). "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010". [[Statistics Sweden]].
- (31 December 2020). "Statistiska tätorter 2020, befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet". [[Statistics Sweden]].
- (1979). "Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter".
- "Tätorter".
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