Fyris River

E147920

The Fyris River is a notable waterway in eastern Sweden that flows through the city of Uppsala and is closely associated with its history and landscape.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Fyrisån 3
Fyris River canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWith Uppsala Castle
Uppsala Cathedral
Uppsala University
country Sweden
crosses Uppsala
surface form: Uppsala city centre
emptiesInto Lake Mälaren
flowsInDirection generally southward toward Lake Mälaren
flowsThrough Uppsala
formsPartOf Uppsala
surface form: Uppsala city landscape
hasBankFeature outdoor seating areas
parks in Uppsala
walking paths
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Uppsala
hasFloodRisk Uppsala
hasHistoricName Fyris River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Fyrisån
hasLocalName Fyris River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Fyrisån
hasNotableBridge Flustret bridge
Islandsbron
Kungsängsbron
hasRecreationalUse canoeing
kayaking
riverfront festivals
isAssociatedWithEvent Uppsala Walpurgis Night raft race
isIconicFor Uppsala cityscape
isImportantFor local biodiversity
local ecosystem
urban planning in Uppsala
isManagedBy Uppsala
surface form: Uppsala Municipality
isPartOf Uppsala’s historical development
isPhotographedFrom Uppsala Cathedral
surface form: Uppsala Cathedral area
isReferencedIn Swedish literature
local traditions of Uppsala
isSubjectOf environmental monitoring programs
local conservation efforts
isTouristAttractionOf Uppsala
isUsedFor boating
fishing
recreation
student celebrations
locatedIn Uppland
Uppsala County
eastern Sweden
mouthLocatedIn Lake Mälaren
nameInSwedish Fyris River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Fyrisån
partOf Norrström drainage basin
watercourseType lowland river

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Uppsala County hasRiver Fyris River
Uppsala river Fyris River
Fyris River hasHistoricName Fyris River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Fyrisån
Fyris River nameInSwedish Fyris River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Fyrisån
Fyris River hasLocalName Fyris River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Fyrisån