Linköping () is a city in southern

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, with around 105,000 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the seat of

Linköping Municipality Linköping Municipality (''Linköpings kommun'') is a municipality in Östergötland County in southern Sweden. With more than 165,000 inhabitants, it is the fifth largest municipality in Sweden. The municipality is bordered in the west by Motala ...

and the capital of

Östergötland County Östergötland County ( sv, Östergötlands län) is a county or ''län'' in southeastern Sweden. It has land borders with the counties of Kalmar to the southeast, Jönköping to the southwest, Örebro to the northwest, and Södermanland to the n ...

. Linköping is also the

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of the

Diocese of Linköping The Diocese of Linköping ( sv, Linköpings stift) is a diocese within the Church of Sweden administering the Östergötland County, the north eastern part of Jönköping County and the northern part of Kalmar County. It comprises nine deanerie ...

(

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) and is well known for its cathedral. Linköping is the center of an old

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and celebrated its 700th anniversary in 1987. Dominating the city's skyline from afar is the steeple of the cathedral, Domkyrka. Nowadays, Linköping is known for its

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and its

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industry. Linköping wants to create a sustainable development of the city and therefore plans to become a

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community by 2025. Located on the Östergötland Plain, Linköping is closely linked to

Norrköping Norrköping (; ) is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, about 160 km southwest of the national capital Stockholm, 40 km east of county seat Linköp ...

, roughly to the east, near the sea.

History

The city is possibly named after the '' Lionga ting'' assembly which according to

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was the most important

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. Exact location of the Lionga ting is not known, but it was along the

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. The term " -köping" means there was a market there. Historically, Linköping is famed for being an early

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, 1082, second in Sweden (within its pre-1658 boundaries) only to

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. The diocese is first mentioned in 1104 in the so-called "

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" (''Lionga. Kaupinga''). The monastery of

Vreta Kloster Vreta Abbey ( sv, Vreta kloster), in operation from the beginning of the 12th century to 1582, was the first nunnery in Sweden, initially Benedictine and later Cistercian, and one of the oldest in Scandinavia. It was located in the present-day m ...

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 with copper roofing being a 19th-century product). On several occasions attempts to achieve a separate Swedish archdiocese were based in Linköping, although, when they finally were successful in 1164,

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was chosen instead. The coronation of

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took place in the cathedral in 1251. In the reign of Gustavus Vasa several important

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were held in the town. Religious centers tend to become educational centers, and Linköping was no exception. A

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can be traced from 1266. In 1627 the current Linköping cathedral school was established, making it the third oldest gymnasium in Sweden. Also, Linköping was the site for the final settlement of the dispute between king

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and his uncle Duke Charles, the latter prevailing in the

battle of Stångebro The Battle of Stångebro, or the Battle of Linköping, took place at Linköping, Sweden, on 25 September 1598 (O.S.) and effectively ended the personal union between Sweden and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, that had existed since 1592. ...

(today a sports field near central Linköping) on 25 September 1598. This ultimately led to the rise to the throne of Charles (''de facto'' at the 1600

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meeting in Linköping and formally four years later) and the end of the short-lived Swedish-Polish personal union, as well as the

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of five of Charles's political opponents on the main square of Linköping on 20 March 1600. Linköping was a small town until 1937, when the

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aircraft industry was formed, starting a period of rapid expansion.

Linköping University Linköping University (, LiU) is a public research university based in Linköping, Sweden. Originally established in 1969, it was granted full university status in 1975 and is one of Sweden's largest academic institutions. The university has fou ...

was established in the 1960s. Today the city is a center of high-technology and software industry.

Climate

Linköping has a

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(''Dfb''), though with maritime influences, retaining the large differences between seasons but being comparatively mild when measured against other areas of the world on similar latitudes. Linköping tends to be slightly cooler in summer than nearby areas in the Mälar valley, but still was the weather station in Sweden among the officially listed for monthly statistics, that until 2018 had come the closest to a subtropical month, with July 1914 having a mean temperature of , with the subtropical border being at for the warmest month. A number of other Swedish cities surpassed this threshold in July 2018, however. Normally summer highs average in the low 20s and winter temperatures commonly hover just above the freezing point during the day, then falls below it at night.

Demography

In 2000, 10.9 per cent of the population in Linköping municipality had a foreign background. Since then, the share has gradually increased and in 2019 its share amounted to 23.1 percent. Top 5 largest immigrant communities are: 1. Iraq – 3850 2. Somalia - 2345 3. Eritrea - 1129 4. Iran - 988 5. Bosnia and Herzegovina - 667

Culture

Linköping offers a wealth of leisure activities to people of all ages. Residents and visitors are able to enjoy art, theatre, history, concerts, markets, festivals and sporting events. Special sights of interests are: the locks of Berg on the

Göta Canal The Göta Canal ( sv, Göta kanal) is a Swedish canal constructed in the early 19th century. The canal is long, of which were dug or blasted, with a width varying between and a maximum depth of about .Uno Svedin, Britt Hägerhäll Anianss ...

, the locks of the Kinda Canal, ''Gamla'' Linköping, Valla ''skogen'' and Valla ''fritidsområde'' (Old Linköping,

Valla Wood {{Coord, 58.40300, N, 15.58986, E, display=title Valla Wood (in Swedish, ''Vallaskogen'') is a nature reserve in the municipality of Linköping, in the county of Östergötland, Sweden. It is the forested area nearest the city centre. Because th ...

, and the Valla recreational area), ''Flygvapen'' museum (the Air Force Museum), Linköping's ''domkyrka'' (the Cathedral), ''Slotts- och domkyrkomuseet'' (the Castle and Cathedral Museum) and ''Östergötlands Länsmuseum'' (the Östergötland County Museum). ''Konsthallen Passagen'' is an art gallery located in the main square. Tornby, to the north of the city centre, is a vast shopping area with huge retail outlets and immense parking lots. The city and its environs offer all sorts of green landscapes to see and experience. Two examples are a park named after the group responsible for it, ''Trädgårdsföreningen'' (The Garden Society), and the Tinnerö area with its oak woodland. Local bodies of water include the lakes Roxen, Rängen and Järnlunden, the River Stångån/Kinda Canal and the Göta Canal with the Berg locks. These areas can be accessed by foot, bicycle, or boat. Linköping is the home of the Linköping Symphony Orchestra. The city is one of the sites of the ''Östergötland Music Days'' each summer, and the host of the ''Student Orchestra Festival'' in May every other year. One of the most notable choirs in Linköping is the

Linköping University Male Voice Choir Linköping University Male Voice Choir (Sw. ''Linköpings Studentsångare'', former ''Linköpings Studentsångarförening Lihkören'') is a Swedish male chorus founded in 1972, based in Linköping. The choir has produced many recordings and perfor ...

. Linköping is also the home of theatrical heavy metal band

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and rock band the Pusjkins ( sv). The area around the main square was re-planned in the 1960s, and many old houses were destroyed. Some, however, were moved to '' Gamla Linköping'' (Old Linköping), in the city's western part, neighbouring the university's main campus. It is a living museum environment and a popular site with both residents and tourists. NärCon, the largest anime and gaming convention in the

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, is held in Linköping.

Sport

Teams from Linköping are prominent in

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( Linköpings VC) and

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(

Linköpings HC Linköpings may refer to: *Linköpings ASS, Linköpings Allmänna Simsällskap is a Swedish swim team *Linköpings FC, an association football club *Linköpings FF, premier men's football team *Linköpings HC, Linköpings Hockey Club See also ...

(see above), or "Cluben" as some fans refer to it). The hockey team allied itself with Linköping's women's football team and created

Linköpings FC Linköpings Fotboll Club is an association football club from Linköping, Sweden. The club was established in 2003 when Kenty DFF women's football club decided to merge with the premier division ice hockey club Linköpings HC under the new name L ...

, which plays in the highest division. The team won the Swedish Cup in 2006 and 2014. The world's largest floorball clu
Linköping Innebandy
resides in the indoor sports arena in the city centre. The city continues to lack a first-class men's team in football with several teams competing in the lower leagues. Cloetta Center, Linköping, juli 2005

Other sports clubs include: *

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* Derby/Linköping BK *

BK Kenty BK Kenty is a Swedish sports club located in Linköping. Background Bollklubben Kenty was formed on 10 April 1932 by John Schön, Gösta Dahlqvist, Enar Johansson and Folke Dättermark – all teenagers. The Kenty name has its origins in ...

* LiU AIF FK *

Hjulsbro IK Hjulsbro IK is a Swedish football club located in Linköping. Background Hjulsbro IK currently plays in Division 4 Östergötland Västra which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the UCS Arena in Linköping ...

IK Östria Lambohov IK Östria Lambohov was a Swedish football club located in Linköping in Östergötland County. Background Idrottsklubben Östria Lambohov was founded on 24 January 1937 as Klints IK and in September of the same year changed their name to Bjärk ...

Karle IF Karle IF is a Swedish football club located in Linköping. Background Karle IF currently plays in Division 4 Östergötland Västra which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Karlbergsplan in Linköping. Ka ...

Linköpings ASS Linköpings Allmänna Simsällskap is one of the oldest Swedish swim teams, founded on 4 June 1824. It is one of the best-known Swedish swimming teams. The head coach for the swim team is Niklas Larsson. Swimmers * Erik Andersson (2006–present) ...

Malmslätts AIK Malmslätts AIK is a Swedish football club located in Linköping. Background Malmslätts AIK currently plays in Division 4 Östergötland Västra which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Hellgrenshagen in L ...

* Linköpings SF * Linköpings Budoklubb *Ekängen IF

Orienteering

Linköping hosted the

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Politics and government

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were held in Sweden on 14 September 2014 to elect the

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, all 21

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and 290 municipal assemblies. The local

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(S; Social Demokraterna),

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(MP; Miljöpartiet) and the Liberal People's Party (L; Liberalerna, formerly FP; Folk Partiet) formed a

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majority named "coalition for Linköping" with 40 out of 79 mandates, while the minority opposition in Linköping consist each separate by: the

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(M; Moderaterna), Centre Party (C; Center Partiet),

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(Kristdemokraterna), Left Party (V; Vänsterpartiet) and the

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(SD; Sverige Demokraterna). The

Swedish Air Force Museum The Swedish Air Force Museum ( sv, Flygvapenmuseum) is located at Malmen Airbase in Malmslätt, just outside Linköping, Sweden. Malmen is where Baron Carl Cederström, nicknamed the "Flyer Baron" founded his flying school in 1912. Malmen Airba ...

is located near the town.

Economy

One of the biggest employers in Linköping is

which among other products manufactures the

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fighter jet and where the

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twin-engine commuter turboprop was produced. The city also has a strong presence in information technology with the headquarters of

IFS AB IFS AB (Industrial and Financial Systems) is a multinational enterprise software company headquartered in Linköping, Sweden. The company develops and delivers enterprise software for customers worldwide who manufacture and distribute goods, m ...

Sectra AB Sectra AB is a Swedish company founded in 1978 active within medical technology and encrypted communication systems. Notable products include the communication system RAKEL which is used by Swedish organisations and institutions that provide v ...

and Cambio Healthcare Systems AB, as well as the presence of

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Ericsson (lit. "Telephone Stock Company of LM Ericsson"), commonly known as Ericsson, is a Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company headquartered in Stockholm. The company sells infrastructure, software, and services in informat ...

Infor Infor is a multinational company headquartered in New York City that provides industry specific, enterprise software licensed for use on premises or as a service. , Infor's software had 58 million users, and 90,000 corporate customers in 200 ...

, and many others. Toyota Industries Sweden AB has a presence in Linköping, as one of its subsidiaries, BT Industries, is located in nearby

Mjölby Mjölby ( or ) is a city and the seat of Mjölby Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 12,245 inhabitants in 2010. Mjölby is located by the rivulet Svartån. The name "Mjölby" is derived from ''Mölloby'', which comes from or ''möl ...

Transport

The city is situated south of lake

Roxen Roxen () is a medium-sized lake in south-central Sweden, east of Lake Vättern, part of the waterpath Motala ström and the Göta Canal. South of Lake Roxen is the city Linköping. Roxen, especially the western parts, is very good for birdwatchi ...

(which is part of the historically important water paths

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and the

) where the E4, Sweden's highway backbone, crosses the river

Stångån Stångån is a small river in southern Sweden, 185 km long and with a drainage basin of 2440 km2. It flows from the highlands of eastern Småland in the south to lake Roxen in the north. At the outlet near Linköping, the average discha ...

(and

Kinda kanal Kinda Municipality (''Kinda kommun'') is a municipality in Östergötland County, southeast Sweden. The municipal seat is located in the town Kisa, with some 4,000 inhabitants. The present municipality was created in 1974 through the amalgamatio ...

). It is situated on the main southern railway line connecting

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with

Malmö Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal populat ...

and

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capital

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Linköping/Saab Airport Linköping/Saab Airport , branded as ''Linköping City Airport'', is situated in Linköping, Sweden. The airport is shared between civil aviation and Saab. Airlines and destinations Statistics See also * List of the largest airports in the N ...

offers daily connections to

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In 2019, the city started experimenting with two autonomous buses that run along a 2 km route around the

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Education

The city is home to

and its associated hospital

Linköping University Hospital Linköping University Hospital ( sv, Universitetssjukhuset i Linköping; abbreviated ''US'' in Sweden) is a university hospital in Linköping, Sweden, operated by Östergötland County. Its scientific activities are integrated into the medical ...

. The Katedralskolan ( en, Cathedral School) is the third oldest gymnasium in the country.

Notable residents

* Dead Soul *

Tobias Forge Tobias Forge (; born 3 March 1981) is a Swedish singer, musician, and songwriter. He is the leader and primary songwriter of the masked rock band Ghost, performing live as their vocalist under the stage names Papa Emeritus and Cardinal Copi ...

Martin Axenrot Erik Martin "Axe" Axenrot (born 5 March 1979 in Linköping, Sweden) is a Swedish death metal drummer, best known as the former drummer for progressive death metal band Opeth from 2006 to 2021. Since 2004, he is the drummer for Bloodbath. Known f ...

Charlotta Berger Christina Charlotta Ulrika Berger, née ''Cronhielm af Hakunge'' (21 August 1784 – 25 May 1852), was a Swedish writer, translator, poet and songwriter. Life Charlotta Berger was born in Linköping, the daughter of the major count Carl Emil C ...

Jöns Jacob Berzelius Baron Jöns Jacob Berzelius (; by himself and his contemporaries named only Jacob Berzelius, 20 August 1779 – 7 August 1848) was a Swedish chemist. Berzelius is considered, along with Robert Boyle, John Dalton, and Antoine Lavoisier, to be on ...

Hans Brask *Hans Brask (1464–1538) was a Swedish Bishop of Linköping. Biography Brask was born in Linköping in 1464 to a bourgeois family. He studied philosophy and law at German universities, e.g. Rostock, and around 1500 he received a doctoral degr ...

Elsa Brändström Elsa Brändström (26 March 1888 – 4 March 1948) was a Swedish nurse and philanthropist. She was known as the "Angel of Siberia" (german: Engel von Sibirien). Life and commitment Elsa Brändström was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia. ...

* Fredrik Bringnäs *

Magnus Bäckstedt Magnus Bäckstedt (born 30 January 1975)L'Équipe, France, 12 April 2004. is a Swedish former professional road bicycle racer. His most notable achievement in cycling is winning Paris–Roubaix in 2004. Early life Born in Linköping, Östergöt ...

Oscar Cesare Oscar Edward Cesare (October 7, 1883 – July 25, 1948) was a Swedish-born American caricaturist, painter, draftsman and editorial cartoonist. Biography Cesare was born on 7 October 1883 in Linköping, Sweden. At eighteen he moved to Paris ...

Tage Danielsson Tage Danielsson (; 5 February 1928 – 13 October 1985) was a Swedish author, actor, comedian, poet and film director. He is best known for his collaboration with Hans Alfredson in the comedy duo Hasse & Tage. Career After graduation from ...

Cecilia Frode Pia Ingela Cecilia Frode is a Swedish actress born on 14 August 1970 in Linköping. Career Frode graduated from the theatre school in Malmö in 1994. She also won a Guldbagge Award for Best Supporting Actress in the Swedish comedy film Klassfe ...

Thomas Funck Thomas Fredrik Georg Funck (26 October 1919 – 30 December 2010) was a Swedish baron (freiherr), author of children's literature, a radio personality and a voice artist, most famous for his stories about Charlie Strap and Froggy Ball (Kalle S ...

* Glam Sam And His Combo (Mats Samuelsson) *

Marie Göranzon Britt-Marie Elisabeth Göranzon Malmsjö (born 27 October 1942) is a Swedish actress. Marie Göranzon has been part of Sweden's Royal Dramatic Theatre-ensemble since 1967. She trained at the Royal Dramatic Training Academy from 1964 to 1967. ...

Rutger Gunnarsson Johan Rutger Gunnarsson (12 February 1946 – 30 April 2015) was a Swedish musician, bass guitarist, guitarist, arranger and producer. He was closely associated with the pop group ABBA. Career Gunnarsson grew up in Ledberg parish. His career began ...

* Gunnar Hoffsten *

Louise Hoffsten Louise Hoffsten, born September 6, 1965 in Linköping, Sweden, is a Swedish songwriter, musician and singer spanning several genres, notably rock, blues, folk and pop. Her father, Gunnar Hoffsten, was also a musician and played the trumpet in a ...

Patrik Jensen Patrik Jensen (born 24 November 1969) is a Swedish guitarist and co-founder of the bands, The Haunted (1996-present), and Witchery (1997-present), and also the former guitarist of the bands Orchriste (1987-1990), Seance (1990-1995) Satanic Slaugh ...

Kettil Karlsson (Vasa) Kettil Karlsson (Vasa) (c. 1433 – 11 August 1465) was a Swedish clergyman, diplomat, military leader and statesman during the Kalmar Union era. He was a member of the house of Vasa. At age 25, he was elected Bishop of Linköping. He rebelled ag ...

* Paul Lindvall *

Anders Ljungstedt Anders Ljungstedt (; 23 March 1759 – 10 November 1835) was a Swedish merchant and historian. Early career Ljungstedt was born to a poor family in Linköping and attended Uppsala University for a time, but was forced to withdraw for lack of fun ...

Martin Lönnebo Karl Martin Lönnebo (born 27 February 1930) is a Sweden, Swedish clergyman who served as Bishop of the diocese of Linköping from 1980 to 1994.

Olaus Magnus Olaus Magnus (October 1490 – 1 August 1557) was a Swedish writer, cartographer, and Catholic ecclesiastic. Biography Olaus Magnus (a Latin translation of his birth name Olof Månsson) was born in Linköping in October 1490. Like his elder ...

Mercedes Masöhn Mercedes Mason (formerly Masöhn; born 1982/1983) is a Swedish-born American actress and former model. She is known for playing the role of Zondra in the television series ''Chuck'', and as Isabel Zambada in the procedural drama '' The Finder''.C ...

Ludwig Göransson Ludwig Emil Tomas Göransson (; ; born 1 September 1984) is a Swedish composer, conductor and record producer. He has scored films such as ''Fruitvale Station'', the ''Rocky'' franchise entries ''Creed'' and ''Creed II'', ''Venom'', and '' Ten ...

Erik Sagström Erik Sagström (born in Linköping in 1983) is a Swedish professional poker player. Sagström was introduced to poker accidentally while surfing the web. He began to play at ParadisePoker at the age of 17 and has since become a successful onlin ...

* Magnus Andersson *

Pierre Thorsson Pierre Roger Valdemar Thorsson (born 21 June 1966) is a Swedish handball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics. He was born in Linköping Linköping () is a city i ...

André Oscar Wallenberg André Oscar Wallenberg (19 November 1816 – 12 January 1886) was a Sweden, Swedish banker, industrialist, naval officer, Business magnate, newspaper tycoon, politician and a patriarch of the Wallenberg family. In 1856 Wallenberg founded the Sto ...

Lars Winnerbäck Lars Mattias Winnerbäck (born 19 October 1975 in Stockholm) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He was born in Stockholm but spent his childhood in Vidingsjö, Linköping, where he attended Katedralskolan. He moved back to Stockholm in 19 ...

* Bruno K. Öijer *

Jenni Asserholt Jenni Anna Christina Asserholt (born 8 April 1988) is a Swedish retired ice hockey player and current team physical therapist to HV71 Dam of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). She played as a forward with HV71 Dam and Linköping HC Dam ...

* Magnus Johansson * Jonna Lee (of

iamamiwhoami iamamiwhoami ( ) is the electronic music and audiovisual project of Swedish singer-songwriter Jonna Lee in collaboration with her longtime record producer Claes Björklund. The project has, since 2009, released audiovisual series on their ch ...

) * Theoz *

Sofie Louise Johansson Che Puan Sofie Louise Johansson Petra ( Jawi: ; born 6 June 1986) is the consort of Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail Petra, the Crown Prince of Malaysian State of Kelantan. Personal life Johansson was born and rais ...

City districts

Source in Swedish: * Innerstaden *

Ramshäll Ramshäll is a city district in Linköping. The buildings consist mostly of apartment buildings with a very high proportion of small dwellings. Villa area in the northeastern part of Ramshäll, with houses from the turn of the century onwards, is ...

* Vimanshäll *

Djurgården Djurgården ( or ) or, more officially, ''Kungliga Djurgården'' (), is an island in central Stockholm, Sweden. Djurgården is home to historical buildings and monuments, museums, galleries, the amusement park Gröna Lund, the open-air museum ...

Ekholmen Ekholmen is a city district in the south of Linköping, Sweden. The area was built in the early 1970s, on land belonging mainly to the farming estates Blästad and Ekholmen, and is located in Landeryd Parish. The area has a shopping mall called ...

Ekkällan Ekkällan is a city district of Linköping, Sweden. In 2000 the former Ekkällan district was split and Garnisonen was formed, while a few blocks were transferred to the district of Inner City. The area includes Linköping University Hospital, h ...

Johannelund Johannelund is a city district with more than 5000 inhabitants in the south of Linköping. Johannelund is adjoining the districts Tannefors, Hackefors, Hjulsbro, Berga, Ekholmen, Vimanshäll and Hejdegården. Johannelund consists of the foll ...

Berga Berga () is the capital of the ''comarca'' (county) of Berguedà, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is bordered by the municipalities of Cercs, Olvan, Avià, Capolat and Castellar del Riu. History Berga derives its name from ...

Garnisonen Garnisonen ("Garrison") is a city district in Linköping, which was previously the site of the two military units closed down in July 1997, Life Grenadier Regiment (I 4) and Svea Artillery Regiment (A 1). In 2000, the district was formed by div ...

* Gottfridsberg *

Hackefors Hackefors () is a city district in southeastern Linköping in Östergötland. It is located east of Stångån in Landeryd parish. Hackefors consists largely of residential buildings. There are also jogging tracks in Hackefors, Åbysäcken, of 2&nbs ...

Hejdegården Hejdegården is a city district in Linköping. Adjoining districts are Johannelund, Downtown, Tannefors, Vimanshäll and Ramshäll Ramshäll is a city district in Linköping. The buildings consist mostly of apartment buildings with a very high ...

Hjulsbro Hjulsbro is a city district in southeastern Linköping in Östergötland. Hjulsbro is located at a waterfall in Stångån in the central part of Landeryd parish. The northern part of Hjulsbro called Jakobsdal which, among other things, there is ...

Jägarvallen Jägarvallen is a city district in Linköping with a little over 140 households and almost 400 residents. It is located on the outskirts of the city, between Ryd, Linköping, Ryd and Malmen airfield, and is crossed by an old stretch of the road to ...

Kallerstad Kallerstad is a city district in Linköping, Sweden, with mostly industrial, commercial and office areas. The district includes Kallerstad, Mörtlösa and Torvinge industrial areas. In 2009, fewer than a hundred people lived in the area. The dist ...

Lambohov Lambohov () is a Swedish city district in southwestern Linköping. It is also the name of the manor around which the district has evolved. The district grew in the 1980s and over 50% of the buildings were erected from 1981 to 1990. Initially it w ...

* Mjärdevi * Ryd *

Skäggetorp Skäggetorp is a city district in Linköping, Sweden, located northwest of Downtown Linköping, downtown. The buildings are mostly two-story and three-story buildings, both condominiums and apartment buildings, which are built around a large cent ...

Tallboda Tallboda is a city district of Linköping, which has grown together with the city as it has expanded. The district had 3 151 inhabitants at the end of 2010. The area was originally built with small houses starting in the mid-1950s, on the border b ...

Tannefors Tannefors () is a city district in Linköping, Sweden. It lies just east of the city center, opposite Stångån. The district's eastern parts are dominated by Saab AB, surrounding industries and Linköping Airport. In Tannefors there is a hold po ...

Tornby {{unreferenced, date=August 2011 Tornby is a city district and an industrial area in the north of Linköping, where one of Sweden's largest shopping malls is located. Tornby is limited to the south by the railway, in the north by the E4 motorway, t ...

Ullstämma Ullstämma is a city district in the south of Linköping. The area was expanded primarily in the 1990s. The area also includes the old buildings in Ullstämma village, which also gave the area its name, including the old Ullstämma school, now clo ...

* Västra Valla * Östra Valla * Vasastaden *

Vidingsjö Vidingsjö is a city district in the south of Linköping, Sweden with a population of 4,297 persons (2010). The buildings consist mainly of single-family homes built in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. There is a fitness center, a pizzeria and one supermar ...

References

External links

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www.visitlinkoping.se – The official visitors guide to Linköping
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Linkoping County seats in Sweden Municipal seats of Östergötland County Swedish municipal seats Populated places in Östergötland County Populated places in Linköping Municipality Market towns in Sweden Cities in Östergötland County