Ultuna

Ultuna (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɵ̂lːˌtʉːna]) is a locality in Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 449 inhabitants in 2017. Located 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of central Uppsala, it hosts the headquarters and main campus of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, SLU).

Ultuna
A building of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, January 2013.
Ultuna
Ultuna
Coordinates: 59°49′00″N 17°39′30″E
CountrySweden
ProvinceUppland
CountyUppsala County
MunicipalityUppsala Municipality
Area
  Total1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
  Total449
  Density370/km2 (970/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Locality codeT0654

Ultuna is known for sharing (with Målilla, Småland) Sweden's heat record of 38.0 °C (100.4 °F), which was recorded on 9 July 1933.

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