Örbyhus
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| Örbyhus | |
  Örbyhus
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| Country | Sweden |
| Municipality | Tierp Municipality |
| County | Uppsala County |
| Province | Uppland |
| Area [1] | |
| - Total | 1.59 km² (0.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2005-12-31)[1] | |
| - Total | 1,905 |
| - Density | 1,198/km² (3,102.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Örbyhus is a town (pop. 1900) in Tierp Municipality, Uppsala County Sweden.
Örbyhus Castle is known for being the place where the former king Eric XIV of Sweden died on the 26th of February 1577 from arsenic poisining.
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- ^ a b Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 (xls) (Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
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