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Lidköping () is a locality and the seat of Lidköping Municipality in
Västra Götaland County Västra Götaland County ( sv, Västra Götalands län) is a county or '' län'' on the western coast of Sweden. The county is the second most populous of Sweden's counties and it comprises 49 municipalities (''kommuner''). Its population of ...
, Sweden. It had about 40 000 inhabitants in 2021. It is situated on the southern shore of Lake Vänern and sometimes refers to itself as "Lidköping vid Vänern", to distinguish itself from
Linköping Linköping () is a city in southern Sweden, with around 105,000 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality and the capital of Östergötland County. Linköping is also the episcopal see of the Diocese of Linköping (Chu ...
near Sweden's east coast. Attempts have been made to change the official name to "Lidköping vid Vänern" but these attempts have not been successful.


Geography

The town of Lidköping is divided by the Lidan River, flowing through the central city. The eastern side of it is called the old town, and the western side is known as the new town. File:Lidan river in Lidköping in the evening.jpg, Lidan river in Lidköping in the evening File:Mina ship on Lidan, Lidköping.jpg, :Mina ship (1876) on Lidan, Lidköping The municipality of Lidköping is, together with its eastern neighbor
Götene Götene is a locality and the seat of Götene Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 4,933 inhabitants in 2010. Sports The following sports clubs are located in Götene: * Götene IF Götene IF is a Swedish football club loc ...
, located on the Läckö-Kinnekulle peninsula. In association with several large local companies, they have a colloquial tourism company known as "Götene-Lidköping Vänern Turist AB".


History

Lidköping got its charter on July 21, 1446, and thus qualifies as one of the now defunct Cities of Sweden. The city arms are almost as old. The design has varied throughout the centuries, but has always depicted a seated bishop. It is disputed if it depicts an actual bishop, but was in the 20th century decided to be a depiction of the bishop Saint Nicholas. Around 1650, the city was incorporated into the countship of Jakob De la Gardie. However, in 1655 the crown decided to regain administration of the city. To make up the loss, De la Gardie was then given the right to found a new city on the western side of the river, starting in 1670. In 1672 the foundations were laid, and the new city grew quickly. In 1683, both sides of the city Lidköping were declared unified by the Crown, who also reclaimed possession of them both. Suecia 3-042 ; Lidköping.jpg, Lidköping circa 1700, from
Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna ''Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna'' ("Ancient and Modern Sweden") is a collection of engravings collected by Erik Dahlbergh during the middle of the 17th century. ''Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna'' can be described as a grand vision of Sweden during its pe ...
Street in Lidköping.jpg, New street in Lidköping
The old town burned down in 1849, and large parts of the new town were also damaged. Following the fire, both towns were rebuilt according to a check pattern.


Symbol

Lidköping is working hard to market itself as "Lidköping by Vänern". In line with this quest, they are developing a profile plan, wherein they have established the use of a symbol depicting its location by Vänern. The symbol is used in all official contexts, and also on the road sign when entering Lidköping.


Sport

Villa Lidköping BK has one of the best
bandy Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two teams wearing ice skates on a large ice surface (either indoors or outdoors) while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal. The international governing body for bandy is ...
teams in Sweden. Five times they have reached the finals of Elitserien. Sparbanken Lidköping Arena is the home venue. In 2019 they won the gold medal for the first time under the leadership of Johan Sixtensson.


Notable people

*
Reorus Torkillus Reorus Torkillus (1608–1643) was priest of the Church of Sweden and the first Lutheran clergyman to settle in what would become the United States. Biography Torkillus was born at Mölndal, near Gothenburg, Sweden in 1608. He studied for th ...
(1608–1643) priest of the Church of Sweden and the first Lutheran clergyman to settle in the USA *
Gunnar Wennerberg Gunnar Wennerberg (2 October 1817 – 24 August 1901) was a Swedish poet, composer and politician. Biography Wennerberg was the son of the vicar of the town of Lidköping in Västergötland, went to '' gymnasium'' in the cathedral town of Sk ...
(1817–1901), Swedish poet, musician and politician. * Mary Anderson (1872–1964) a Swedish-born American labour activist and an advocate for women in the workplace. * Anders Järryd] (born 1961) a former professional tennis player * Linda Sundblad (born 1981) a singer, actress and model.


Sport

* Evy Palm (born 1942) a female long-distance athlete *
Daniel Nordmark Karl Daniel Nordmark (born 4 January 1988) is a Swedish football player who most recently played for Lidköpings FK. Club career Youth years Larsson played for Lidköpings IF and IF Heimer until 2001 when he left the club for IF Elfsborg. IF ...
(born 1988) a football player * Timmy Hansen (born 1992) a racing driver *
Christoffer Ehn Christoffer Ehn (born 5 April 1996) is a Sweden, Swedish professional ice hockey Forward (ice hockey), forward, who is currently playing with Linköping HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Ehn was drafted 106th overall by the Detroit Red Wings ...
(born 1996) an ice hockey player *
Jacob Peterson Jacob Peterson (born January 27, 1986) is an American former professional soccer player who last played with Atlanta United FC in Major League Soccer. Career College and amateur Peterson played youth soccer for local powerhouse Michigan Wolves ...
(born 1999) an ice hockey player * Rasmus Dahlin (born 2000) an ice hockey player


See also

* Municipalities of Sweden *
Köping ''Köping'' was a Swedish denomination for a market town since the Middle Ages, derived from the Old Norse word '' kaupang''. The designation was officially abolished with the municipal reform of 1971, when Sweden was subdivided into the Muni ...
(concept) *
Lidköpings Mekaniska Verkstads Lidköpings Mekaniska Verkstads AB (LMV) is an engineering manufacturer in Lidköping, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the ...


References


article Lidköping
from Nordisk Familjebok (vol. 16, 1912)


External links

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Läckö Kinnekulle
- The "Götene-Lidköping Vänern" tourism company {{DEFAULTSORT:Lidkoping Municipal seats of Västra Götaland County Swedish municipal seats Populated lakeshore places in Sweden Populated places in Västra Götaland County Populated places in Lidköping Municipality Market towns in Sweden ka:ლინჩეპინგი