Fyris

Fyris?n is a river in the Swedish province of Uppland, which passes the city of Uppsala and ends in lake M?laren.

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It was formerly called the Full or the Sala river — Sala referred to the halls (Up-Salir) of the Swedish kings at Old Uppsala — but its name was changed in the 17th century in remembrance of the Fyrisvellir, which was long gone, due to agriculture, but famous from Norse mythology.

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Boats can sail up the river all the way to central Uppsala where two falls make further voyage impossible. During the last of april every year these falls are traveled with homemade rafts built by students who compete in going down the stream with the biggest success, or rather, the most spectacular crash.

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Uppland: Uppland () is a historical province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden. It borders S?dermanland, V?stmanland and G?strikland. It is also bounded by lake M?laren and the Baltic sea....

Uppsala: : If you're searching for the Uppsala of Norse mythology, see Gamla Uppsala....

River: :For the Second World War frigate class, see River class frigate. For the state of Nigeria, see Rivers State....