Tierp () is a locality and the seat of Tierp Municipality, Uppsala County,

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with 6,143 inhabitants in 2018.

Communications

Tierp is connected to Uppsala and

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by commuter train

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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. Following promotion ...

* Tierps IF

Tierp Arena The Tierp Arena is a motorsport venue in Tierp, Uppsala County, Sweden, located 120 kilometers from Stockholm. Tierp Arena is one of the most modern drag racing arenas in the world, with capacity for 20,000 spectators. A new 2.51 kilometres ( ...

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. Emil Norling of Tierp, is the classic powerlifting world champion of 2019, in the -105 kg junior category. He dominated the competition with a 312.5 kg squat, 195 kg bench press and a 355 kg deadlift. This added up for a 862.5 kg total, which made him the king of Swedish powerlifting and also put Tierp on the map of Sweden.

Main sights

Tämnarån 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 Söd ...

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

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, 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