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Nyköping Municipality () is a
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...
in
Södermanland County Södermanland County (, ) is a Counties of Sweden, county or ''län'' on the southeast coast of Sweden. In the local Sörmlandic dialects it is virtually universally shortened and pronounced as Sörmlands län, or simply Sörmland, which is the ...
in southeast
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. Its seat is located in the
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of
Nyköping Nyköping () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Nyköping Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden, with 32,759 inhabitants as of 2017. The city is also the capital of Södermanland County. Including Arnö, the locality on the ...
, which is containing a majority of the residents. Its southern tip in the district of Tunaberg is the southernmost point of mainland
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, one of the three original crowns forming Sweden. Nyköping is the administrative capital of Södermanland and hosts both the governors' residence and the regional council. The municipality was created in 1971 with the amalgamation of the ''City of Nyköping'' and a great number of other municipalities. It was split up in three parts in 1992, when
Gnesta Municipality Gnesta Municipality () is a municipality in Södermanland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Gnesta, with some 5,000 inhabitants. The present municipality was created in 1992, when Nyköping Municipality (of which it ...
and
Trosa Municipality Trosa Municipality () is a municipality in Södermanland County in southeast Sweden. The municipality consists of the localities of Vagnhärad, Västerljung, Stensund, Sund and the town of Trosa. The seat of the municipality is located in ...
were created. The rural areas of the modern municipality is a merger between the historical
rural districts A rural district was a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the adm ...
of Jönåker in the west and
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in the east. The northwestern part of the Jönåker hundred was replaced by the southeastern part of Oppunda. The village of Jönåker itself became part of the municipality as a result of the mergers. Politically, Nyköping is historically dominated by the
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, although margins between the coalitions have been closer in some recent elections. Employment has transformed from industry to more of a commuter and service town in recent decades. Nyköping itself is on a wide inlet and has a seasonal tourist port that often freezes in winter. The rural and rugged coastline is a distinct feature of the municipality. The local climate has four distinct seasons. Snow cover in winter is variable and by contrast, especially seaside summer nights are warm by Nordic standards.
Nyköpingsån Nyköpingsån is a river primarily flowing through Södermanland County in Sweden. The river is named after Nyköping, where it flows into the Baltic Sea. Nyköping is also the largest settlement on the river proper and a large part of the drainage ...
is the largest river running through the municipality, with its basin forming a lake district around the village of Vrena in the north with the lakes of
Yngaren Yngaren is a lake in Södermanland County, Sweden. It is the second largest lake within Södermanland's interior after Båven. Geography Yngaren is located in south-central Södermanland and drains into small river Nyköpingsån through lakes ...
and Långhalsen dominating the landscape. The largest lake of the
drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...
is
Båven Båven () is a lake in the municipalities of Flen, Gnesta, and Nyköping in Södermanland, Sweden. The lake is characterized by branches and many islands, with over 500 km of shoreline. Around Båven there are a number of estates and manors ...
somewhat further east.
Kilaån Kilaån is a river primarily running through the southern parts of Södermanland County in Sweden. Its exodus is in south Nyköping on the Södermanland coast. The river's mouth is only a few hundred metres from the larger river of Nyköpingsån. T ...
and
Svärtaån Svärtaån is a river in the eastern parts of Nyköping Municipality in Södermanland, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders ...
are the other sizeable river systems draining into the Baltic Sea within the municipality. In the rural part of the municipality, the majority live in the many inland villages where Stigtomta is the largest. There are also several villages of the Kila valley to the west of town, with a total of about 4,400 people in the three districts following the lowest course of the river. Elsewhere, the municipality is sparsely populated. Tystberga is the main village of the rural eastern parts and Nävekvarn the main settlement of the southern coast, with both being in relative isolation.


Geography

The following localities are large enough as in having more than 200 inhabitants to qualify under the Swedish definition of a locality. Many of these localities are former seats of rural municipalities. *
Nyköping Nyköping () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Nyköping Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden, with 32,759 inhabitants as of 2017. The city is also the capital of Södermanland County. Including Arnö, the locality on the ...
(seat) *
Arnö Arnö is a locality situated in Nyköping Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 3,871 inhabitants in 2010. Geography Arnö is situated on a peninsula on the south side of the bay, with Nyköping on the north side. Locally, Arnö is consi ...
(part of the Nyköping urban area) * Bergshammar * Buskhyttan * Enstaberga * Jönåker * Nävekvarn * Runtuna *
Sjösa Sjösa is a locality situated in Nyköping Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 483 inhabitants in 2010. Elections Sjösa is the sole locality in the otherwise rural Svärta electoral ward that covers the area around Svärta Church a ...
*
Stavsjö Stavsjö is a locality situated in Nyköping Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 212 inhabitants in 2010. Elections Stavsjö and Ålberga are the two main settlements of the Kila electoral ward. Riksdag The Riksdag ( , ; also ...
* Stigtomta * Svalsta * Vrena * Tystberga *
Ålberga Ålberga (local pronunciation ''Ålbärja'') is a locality situated in Nyköping Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula ...
Of those, only Buskhyttan, Nävekvarn and Sjösa are either onshore or near-coastal settlements, the rest being in the municipality's interior. Nävekvarn is the only other settlement than Nyköping to maintain a harbour and a seaside environment. In addition there are numerous smaller settlements not large enough to meet the classification. The most significant of those are Aspa, Bränn-Ekeby, Koppartorp, Lappetorp, Lid, Lästringe, Ripsa, Råby and Svärta. Seaside mixed residence/holiday home areas also include Helgö, Horn, Hummelvik, Skeppsvik, Svärdsklova, Uttervik, Vålarö and Örstig. The western area of the rural part of the municipality is more densely populated than the eastern side, with Stigtomta and the tri-village conurbation of Bergshammar, Svalsta and Enstaberga being located on that side. Skavsta Airport is also located in this section of the municipality. In 2018, there were 8,699 Swedish citizens of voting age registered in rural electoral wards set west of National Road 53 that goes roughly through the centre of the municipality compared to only 4,362 east of the road. This meant that 2/3 of the rural populace was in the western portion of the municipality. The majority of residents, however, are living in Nyköping's urban area.


Bodies of water

Nyköping Municipality has a vast coastline on the
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and several
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bodies. The two largest lakes are
Yngaren Yngaren is a lake in Södermanland County, Sweden. It is the second largest lake within Södermanland's interior after Båven. Geography Yngaren is located in south-central Södermanland and drains into small river Nyköpingsån through lakes ...
and
Båven Båven () is a lake in the municipalities of Flen, Gnesta, and Nyköping in Södermanland, Sweden. The lake is characterized by branches and many islands, with over 500 km of shoreline. Around Båven there are a number of estates and manors ...
, both connected to the sea through
Nyköpingsån Nyköpingsån is a river primarily flowing through Södermanland County in Sweden. The river is named after Nyköping, where it flows into the Baltic Sea. Nyköping is also the largest settlement on the river proper and a large part of the drainage ...
, a narrow river passing through Nyköping, entering through the lake of Långhalsen some north of town.


Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Nyköping Municipality's electoral districts in the
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sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics. In total 57,507 people were residents, including 43,569 Swedish citizens of voting age. 50.6% voted for the left coalition and 48.1% for the right coalition. Of the 37 electoral districts, the median values were 82% employment, 85% Swedish background with 15% foreign background, a median income of 25,988 kronor and a college degree rate of 36%. With some of the largest districts having on average lower income, less employment, fewer college degree recipients and more people of foreign background, the averages would vary from said means. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.


Industry

The municipality has 3,000 companies but more than 50% are sole traders. Only 80 have more than 25 employees; of those 33 have more than 50 employees. A former military airfield in the municipality serves now as a civilian airport called
Stockholm-Skavsta Airport Stockholm Skavsta Airport () , or Nyköping Airport is an international airport in Nyköping Municipality, Sweden, northwest of Nyköping and approximately southwest of Stockholm. It is served primarily by low-cost airlines and cargo opera ...
.


Education

Nyköping is the site of the Nyköpings Gymnasium, formerly consisting of two schools: Gripen and Tessin as well as a smaller one located within the Stockholm-Skavsta Airport. Tessin was a high school noted for the strength of its curricula in humanities, arts, and social studies. Gripen was instead noted for the science and technical programs. The merger between the two organizations eventually led to an expanded Gripen being the sole public high school in the municipality.


Tourist attraction

Nyköpingshus, a medieval castle, draws many thousands of tourists yearly, especially for its summer outdoor play, ''Nyköpings gästabud'', dramatizing 14th-century events in which king
Birger Magnusson Birger Magnusson (1280 – 31 May 1321) was King of Sweden from 1290 to 1318. His reign was marked by unrest and civil strife; he was imprisoned by his brothers Erik Magnusson (duke), Erik and Valdemar Magnusson, Valdemar following the "Håtuna g ...
and Queen
Märta Märta or Märtha is a Swedish feminine given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that ...
invited his two brothers
Valdemar Waldemar, Valdemar, Valdimar, or Woldemar is an Old High German given name. It consists of the elements ''wald-'' "power", "brightness" and ''-mar'' "fame". The name is considered the equivalent of the Latvian name Valdemārs, the Estonian name ...
and
Erik The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, Eirik, or Eiríkur is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Nor ...
to the castle, ostensibly for a banquet of reconciliation after a civil war in which Valdemar and Erik had once imprisoned Birger. During the banquet at Nyköpingshus, Birger arrested Valdemar and Erik and committed them to the dungeon, where, according to legend, they starved to death. Shortly thereafter supporters of Valdemar and Erik forced Birger and Märta to flee to Denmark.See th
web site for Nyköpingshus.
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Elections


Municipal elections

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1973 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...
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1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...
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1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
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1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...
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1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ...
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1988 1988 was a crucial year in the early history of the Internet—it was the year of the first well-known computer virus, the Morris worm, 1988 Internet worm. The first permanent intercontinental Internet link was made between the United State ...
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1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...
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1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...
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1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...
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2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...
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2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...
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2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
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2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
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2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...


Riksdag elections

Only parties that have won representation during this timeframe are listed in results.
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have their results from 1988 to 1998 listed as "0.0" even though those were decimals higher, since the SCB did not publish those results in detail at a municipal level since the party was not in realistic contention to enter the Riksdag. From 1991
Trosa Municipality Trosa Municipality () is a municipality in Södermanland County in southeast Sweden. The municipality consists of the localities of Vagnhärad, Västerljung, Stensund, Sund and the town of Trosa. The seat of the municipality is located in ...
and
Gnesta Municipality Gnesta Municipality () is a municipality in Södermanland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Gnesta, with some 5,000 inhabitants. The present municipality was created in 1992, when Nyköping Municipality (of which it ...
had separate elections rending significant boundary changes.


See also

* Nävsjön


Notes


External links

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Nyköping Municipality
- Official site {{DEFAULTSORT:Nykoping Municipality Municipalities of Södermanland County