Bälinge is a
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situated in
Uppsala Municipality
Uppsala Municipality () is a municipality in Uppsala County in east central Sweden. Uppsala has a population of 211,411 (2016-06-30). Its seat is located in the university city of Uppsala.
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,
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.
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,
Sweden
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with 2,437 inhabitants in 2010.
The village was built around
Bälinge Church, which was originally erected in the 13th century and is decorated with paintings made by
Albertus Pictor
Albertus Pictor (English, "Albert the Painter"; Immenhusen, c. 1440 – c. 1507), also called Albert Pictor, Albert Målare and Albrekt Pärlstickare (Swedish), is the most famous late medieval Swedish painter, known for his wallpaintings survivi ...
. It was rebuilt between 1784 and 1788, and only parts of the outer walls remain from the original church. Bälinge parish is part of
Bälinge Hundred, which was mentioned in 1188, 1281 and 1316 in
Svenskt Diplomatarium.
References
Populated places in Uppsala County
Populated places in Uppsala Municipality
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