Ultuna
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A building of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, January 2013.
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  Ultuna Show map of Uppsala  Ultuna Show map of Sweden | |
| Coordinates: 59°49′00″N 17°39′30″E / 59.81667°N 17.65833°E / 59.81667; 17.65833 | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Uppland |
| County | Uppsala County |
| Municipality | Uppsala Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi) |
| Population
(31 December 2020)[2]
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| • Total | 2,062 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Locality code | T0654 |
Ultuna (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɵ̂lːˌtʉːna])[3] is a localityinUppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 449 inhabitants in 2017.[1] 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 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.[4]
The name, originally the name of an estate, is first recorded in 1221 ("in villa Wlertune"). The first element is the genitive case of the name of the Norse god Ullr. The last element is tuna 'enclosed field'.[5]
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