Bälinge, Uppsala

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Bälinge


image_caption = Bälinge church
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Sweden
subdivision_type1 = Municipality
subdivision_name1 = Uppsala Municipality
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Uppsala County
subdivision_type3 = Province
subdivision_name3 = Uppland
area_footnotes = cite web |title=Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2000 och 2005 |publisher=Statistics Sweden |url=http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%E4torternami0810tab1.xls |format=xls |language=Swedish |accessdate=2008-05-16]
area_total_km2 = 1.23
population_as_of = 2005-12-31
population_footnotes =
population_total = 2,166
population_density_km2 = 1758
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd=59 |latm=56 |lats= |latNS=N
longd=17 |longm=32 |longs= |longEW=E
website =

Bälinge is a village approximately 15 km north-west of Uppsala, Sweden. It has 2,166 inhabitants (2005) and is the fifth largest locality in Uppsala municipality.

The village was built around Bälinge Church, which was originally erected in the 13th century and is decorated with paintings made by Albertus Pictor. It was rebuilt between 1784 and 1788, and only parts of the outer walls remain from the original church. Bälinge parish is part of Bälinge Hundred, which was mentioned in 1188, 1281 och 1316 in Svenskt Diplomatarium.

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