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Aerial photo of Linköping.

Linköping Municipality [ˈˈlɪnʃøːpɪŋ] is a municipality southern Sweden, where the city Linköping is the seat of government with a population of 94,298 (SCB 2001). Download high resolution version (1200x900, 363 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1200x900, 363 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Municipalities or Kommuner represent the local level of self government in Sweden. ... This is a list of cities, towns, and market towns (köpings) in Sweden, that held their town privileges (Stadsprivilegium) by Royal Charter or by being established since ancient times. ... SCB is an abbreviation for: Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån), Swedish government department Southern Cross Broadcasting, Australian television broadcaster Super Chocolate Bear, J.D.s nickname for Turk on Scrubs in episode 25 of season 4, My Changing Ways. This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The municipality borders in the west to Motala, and clockwise to Finspång, Norrköping, Åtvidaberg, Kinda, and Mjölby. Motala (population 42,175) is a Municipality in Östergötland County, in southeast Sweden. ... Finspång is a Municipality in Östergötland County, in southeast Sweden. ... Drottninggatan, a street in central Norrköping Norrköping [ˈˈnɔrʃøːpɪŋ] (population 123 971), is a City and is a Municipality in Östergötland County, in southeast Sweden. ... Åtvidaberg is a Municipality in Östergötland County, in southeast Sweden. ... Kinda is a municipality in Östergötland County, southeast Sweden. ... Mjölby is a municipality in Östergötland County, in southeast Sweden. ...

Linköping is the center of an old cultural region and celebrated its 700th anniversary in 1987. Dominating the city's skyline from a far distance is the tower of the cathedral. 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The city is situated south of lake Roxen (which is part of the historically important water paths Motala ström and Göta kanal) where the main road from Stockholm to Helsingborg crosses the river Stångån (and Kinda kanal). Roxen is a medium-sized lake in south central Sweden, east of lake Vättern, part of the waterpath Motala ström and Göta kanal. ... Motala ström is the river system that drains lake Vättern, the second largest lake in Sweden, into the Baltic Sea in Norrköping. ... Göta Kanal is a Swedish canal constructed in the early 19th century. ... The Stockholm City Hall Stockholm  listen is the capital and the largest city of Sweden. ... Helsingborg [hɛlsiŋbɔrj] is a municipality (population 117,737) and city in Scania in southernmost Sweden. ... Stångån is a small river in southern Sweden. ...

This road was part of the Eriksgata route that the newly elected king had to travel according to medieval Swedish Law. In the 20th century road system, it was first called Riksettan (national highway no 1). It is currently called E4 and has been redirected to pass outside the city on the north side. Further contributing to Linköping's excellent communications is its situation on the main southern railway line connecting Stockholm with Malmö and Danish capital Copenhagen. There is also a minor airport. Eriksgata was when the Swedish King, before the 15th century journeyed the country to make sure that Swedes and Geats would accept him as king. ... Law (a loanword from Old Norse lag), in politics and jurisprudence, is a set of rules or norms of conduct which mandate, proscribe or permit specified relationships among people and organizations, provide methods for ensuring the impartial treatment of such people, and provide punishments for those who do not follow... European route E4 passes through Finland, Sweden and Denmark. ... The Stockholm City Hall Stockholm  listen is the capital and the largest city of Sweden. ... Malmö (  listen) is the largest of the cities in the province of Scania (Skåne) in southern Sweden; and the third largest of the cities in Sweden. ... City nickname: none Location in Denmark Area  - Total  - Water 526 km² xxx km² xx% Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density 502,204 1,116,979 954/km2 [including water] xxx/km2 [land only] Time zone Eastern: UTC+1 Latitude Longitude 55°43 N 12°34 W Copenhagen (Danish: København) is...

Palo Alto, California is a twin town to Linköping. Downtown Palo Alto Palo Alto is a city in Santa Clara County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, USA. Palo Alto is located at the northern end of Silicon Valley, and is home to Stanford University (which is technically located in an adjacent area — Stanford, California), and to... This article is about partnerships between towns distant from each other; see Twin cities for the different concept of physically neighbouring cities. ...

History

The Linköping Cathedral.

Folke Filbyter searching for his lost grandson. Statue by Carl Milles at Stora Torget

Historically, Linköping is famed for being an early diocese, second in Sweden (within its pre-1658 boundaries) only to Skara. The monastery of Vreta Kloster near Roxen north of Linköping was established in 1128, and the oldest parts of the cathedral are also from the 12th century (although it has been changed many times since then, the eye-catching tower being a 19th century product). At several occasions, attempts to achieve a separate Swedish archdiocese were based in Linköping, though when they finally were successful in 1164, Uppsala was chosen instead. Download high resolution version (900x1200, 290 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (900x1200, 290 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (480x640, 37 KB)Statue of Folke Filbyter, from Swedish Wikipedia File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (480x640, 37 KB)Statue of Folke Filbyter, from Swedish Wikipedia File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Categories: Stub | 1875 births | 1955 deaths | Sculptors | Swedish artists ... In some Christian churches, the diocese is an administrative territorial unit governed by a bishop, sometimes also referred to as a bishopric or episcopal see, though more often the term episcopal see means the office held by the bishop. ... Events January 13 - Edward Sexby, who has plotted against Oliver Cromwell, dies in Tower of London February 6 - Swedish troops of Charles X Gustav of Sweden cross from Sweden to Denmark over frozen sea May 1 - Publication of Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial and The Garden of Cyrus by Thomas Browne September... Skara is a Municipality in Västra Götaland County, in western Sweden. ... Events Pope Honorius II recognizes and confirms the Order of the Knights Templar. ... Events Count Henry I of Champagne marries Marie de Champagne. ... This article is about the modern city of Uppsala. ...

Religious centers tend to become educational centers, and Linköping was no exception. The cathedral school is known from 1266, possibly the first in Sweden. Events February 26 - French defeat Germans and Sicilians at Battle of Benevento. ...

Also, Linköping was the site for the final settlement of the dispute between King Sigismund and his uncle Duke Charles, the latter prevailing in the battle of Stångebro (today a sports field near central Linköping) on September 25, 1598. This ultimately led to the rise to the throne of Charles (de facto at the Riksdag at Linköping in 1600 and formally four years later) and the end of the short-lived Swedish-Polish personal union, as well as the execution of five of Charles's political opponents on the main square of Linköping on March 20, 1600. Reign in Poland From September 18, 1587 until April 19, 1632 Reign in Sweden From November 17, 1592 until July 24, 1599 Elected in Poland On September 18, 1587 in Wola, today suburb of Warsaw, Poland Coronation in Poland On December 27, 1587 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland Coronation... Charles IX, or Karl IX (1550 – 1611), king of Sweden, was the youngest son of Gustav I of Sweden and Margareta Lejonhufvud. ... The Battle of Stångebro took place at Linköping, Sweden on September 25, 1598, and effectively ended the personal union between Sweden and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, that had only existed since 1592. ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years). ... Events January 7 - Boris Godunov seizes the throne of Russia following the death of his brother-in-law, Tsar Feodor I April 13 - Edict of Nantes - Henry IV of France grants French Huguenots equal rights with Catholics. ... Riksdag is also the Swedish name of the Parliament of Finland. ... Events January January 1 - Scotland adopts January 1st as being New Years Day February February 17 - Giordano Bruno burned in a stake for heresy July July 2 - Battle of Nieuwpoort: Dutch forces under Maurice of Nassau defeat Spanish forces under Archduke Albert in a battle on the coastal dunes. ... A personal union consists of two or more entities that are internationally considered separate states, but sharing the same Head of State (and thence also sharing whatever political actions are vested in the Head of State, but no, or at least extremely few, others). ... March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in Leap years). ... Events January January 1 - Scotland adopts January 1st as being New Years Day February February 17 - Giordano Bruno burned in a stake for heresy July July 2 - Battle of Nieuwpoort: Dutch forces under Maurice of Nassau defeat Spanish forces under Archduke Albert in a battle on the coastal dunes. ...

Linköping was a small town until 1937, when the Saab aircraft industry was formed, starting a period of rapid expansion. Linköping University was established in the 1960s. Today the city is a center of high-technology and software industry. 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... SAAB (originally an acronym for Svenska Aeroplan AB, where AB stands for aktiebolaget (corporation)) AB was founded as a Swedish aircraft concern in 1937 in the city of Linköping, in Sweden. ... Linköping University Linköping University (LiU) or Linköpings universitet is a state university in Linköping, Sweden. ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1960s. ...

Politics

Although not renamed a city district (stad), like other major urban municipalities in Sweden have been, the municipality of Linköping does style the speaker of its council Mayor (borgmästare), one of very few contemporary uses of that title in Swedish society. The present Mayor, reflecting the social democratic domination in the council, is Eva Joelsson. A mayor (from the Latin maīor, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... The Social Democratic Labour Party of Sweden (Sveriges Socialdemokratiska Arbetareparti or SAP), is a one of the main political parties in Sweden. ...

Linköping is also the site of residence for the Governor of Östergötland County. This is a list of Governors for Östergötland County of Sweden, from 1693 to present. ...

Culture

Linköping is the home of the multi-purpose Östergötland County Museum and of the Linköping Symphony Orchestra. The city is one of the sites of the Ostrogothia Music Days each summer, and the host of the Student Orchestra Festival in May every other year.

When the area around the main square was re-planned in the 1960s and many old houses were destructed, some of them were moved to Gamla Linköping just outside the central parts of the city, now a very living museal environment and a popular site for both residents and tourists to visit.

Sports

Teams from Linköping are prominent in Volleyball (Team Valla/LiU) and Ice hockey (Linköpings HC). Volleyball is a popular sport where teams separated by a high net hit a ball back and forth between the teams. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Linköpings HC is an ice hockey team from Linköping, Sweden. ...

Notable natives

• Boëthius of Dacia (died 1290)
• Kettil Karlsson Vasa (1433-1465), bishop and statesman
• Hans Brask (1464-1538), bishop
• Anders Ljungstedt (1739-1835), businessman, consul-general
• Jöns Jakob Berzelius (1779-1848), chemist
• Charles Emil Hagdahl (1809-1897), doctor, cookbook compiler
• Hugo Theorell (1903-1982) Nobel Prize laureate in medicine
• Tage Danielsson (1928-1985), author, director, comedian
• Alexander Bard (born 1961), musician
• Thomas Johansson (born 1975), ATP tennis player
• Lars Winnerbäck (born 1975), singer, songwriter

Boëthius of Dacia (born ca. ... Kettil Karlsson (Vasa) (1433 - August 11, 1465) was a Swedish clergyman and regent of Sweden under the Kalmar Union from February 1464 to August 1465, interluded by a six month interregnum of king Charles VIII of Sweden. ... Hans Brask (1464-1538), bishop in Linköping, Sweden. ... Events February - Norway who was also serving as King of Sweden is declared deposed from the later throne. ... Events Treaty of Nagyvarad. ... Events March 20 - Nadir Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne, including the Koh-i-Noor September 9 - Stono Rebellion erupts near Charleston September 18 - Treaty of Belgrade signed October 3 - Treaty of Nissa signed October 23 - Great Britain declares war... 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Jöns Jakob Berzelius (August 20, 1779 - August 7, 1848) was a Swedish chemist, who invented modern chemical notation and is considered one of the fathers of modern chemistry (along with John Dalton and Antoine Lavoisier). ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Axel Hugo Theodor Theorell (July 6, 1903 - August 15, 1982) was a Swedish scientist and Nobel Prize laureate in medicine. ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tage Danielsson, (February 5, 1928 - October 13, 1985) was a Swedish author, actor and film director. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alexander Bard (born March 17, 1961 in Linköping) is a Swedish author, songwriter, producer, singer and actor. ... Thomas Johansson (b. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional Tennis players. ... Lars Mattias Winnerbäck (born October 19, 1975), often called Lasse, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

See also

• Datasaab
• Köping (concept)
• Lidköping

Datasaab was a company branched from Saab in Linköping, Sweden in the late 1950s. ... Köping, cognate to the Saxon word chipping, is a Swedish term similar to market town. In medieval times it was the designation of an official for town or market place. ... Lidköping is a Municipality in Västra Götaland County, in western Sweden. ...

External links

• Linköpings kommun (http://www.linkoping.se/international/English/index.htm) - Official site (in English)
• Architecture in Linköping (http://home.swipnet.se/win/linkoping/) - Site with facts about architecture in Linköping with a lot of pictures of buildings (in Swedish).