Linköping
Encyclopedia
Linköping ˈlɪnːˈɕøːpɪŋ is a city in southern middle Sweden
, with 104 232 inhabitants in 2010. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality
with 146 736 inhabitants (2011) and the capital of Östergötland County
. Linköping is also the episcopal see
of the Diocese of Linköping (Church of Sweden
) and is well known for its cathedral.
Linköping is the center of an old cultural region
and celebrated its 700th anniversary in 1987. Nowadays Linköping is known for its university
and its high-technology
industry. Dominating the city's skyline from afar is the steeple of the cathedral
.
The city is possibly named after the Lionga ting
assembly which according to Medieval Scandinavian laws was the most important thing
in Östergötland
. Exact location of the Lionga ting is not known, but it was along the Eriksgata
. Köping
means there was a market there.
Historically, Linköping is famed for being an early diocese
, second in Sweden (within its pre-1658 boundaries) only to Skara
. The diocese is first mentioned in 1104 in the so-called "List of Florence" (Lionga. Kaupinga). 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 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, Uppsala
was chosen instead.
Religious centers tend to become educational centers, and Linköping was no exception. A cathedral school
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 Sigismund III Vasa
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.
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.
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 locks of the Kinda Canal, Gamla Linköping, Vallaskogen and Valla fritidsområde (Old Linköping, Valla Wood
, and the Valla recreational area), Flygvapenmuseum (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
.
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.
("Linköpings VC") and ice hockey
(Linköpings HC
(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
, which plays in the highest division. The team won the Swedish Cup in 2006. The city continues to lack a first-class men's team in football with FK Linköping
in one of the lower divisions. The floorball
club Linköping Innebandy Klubb have its home arena in central Linköping.
Other sports clubs include:
which among other products manufactures the SAAB Gripen
fighter jet and where the SAAB 340
twin-engine commuter turboprop was produced. The city also has a strong presence in information technology based industries such as Sectra, IFS (Industrial and Financial Systems), Motorola, Ericsson
, Cambio Healthcare Systems AB, and many others. Toyota Industries Sweden AB
has a presence in Linköping, as one of its subsidiaries, BT Industries, is located in nearby Mjölby
. The Swedish Air Force Museum
is located near the town.
(which is part of the historically important water paths Motala ström
and the Göta Canal
) where the E4
, Sweden's highway backbone, crosses the river Stångån
(and Kinda kanal). Further contributing to Linköping's excellent communications is its situation on the main southern railway line connecting Stockholm
(< 2 hours away) with Malmö
and Danish
capital Copenhagen
(3 and a half hours away). There is also an international airport, Linköping City Airport with daily connections to Amsterdam (1h 50min) and Copenhagen.
Guangzhou
, China
Oradea
, Romania
and Macau
, China Ísafjarðarbær
, Iceland Joensuu
, Finland
Kaunas
, Lithuania Linz
, Austria Oradea
, Romania
Roskilde Municipality
, Denmark Tønsberg
, Norway
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, with 104 232 inhabitants in 2010. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality
Linköping Municipality
Linköping Municipality is a municipality in Östergötland County in southern Sweden. Its administrative center is the city of Linköping, with some 94,000 inhabitants....
with 146 736 inhabitants (2011) and the capital of Östergötland County
Östergötland County
Östergötland County is a county or län in southeastern Sweden. It borders the counties of Kalmar to the southeast, Jönköping to the southwest, Västra Götaland to the west, Örebro to the northwest, Södermanland to the northeast, and the Baltic Sea to the east.Östergötland County has a population of...
. Linköping is also the episcopal see
Episcopal See
An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to as the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral...
of the Diocese of Linköping (Church of Sweden
Church of Sweden
The Church of Sweden is the largest Christian church in Sweden. The church professes the Lutheran faith and is a member of the Porvoo Communion. With 6,589,769 baptized members, it is the largest Lutheran church in the world, although combined, there are more Lutherans in the member churches of...
) and is well known for its cathedral.
Linköping is the center of an old cultural region
Cultural region
Cultural region is a term used mainly in the fields of anthropology and geography. Specific cultures often do not limit their geographic coverage to the borders of a nation state, or to smaller subdivisions of a state...
and celebrated its 700th anniversary in 1987. Nowadays Linköping is known for its university
Linköping University
Linköping University is a state university in Linköping, Sweden. Linköping University was granted full university status in 1975 and is now one of Sweden's larger academic institutions. Education, research and PhD training are the mission of four faculties: Arts and Sciences, Educational...
and its high-technology
High tech
High tech is technology that is at the cutting edge: the most advanced technology currently available. It is often used in reference to micro-electronics, rather than other technologies. The adjective form is hyphenated: high-tech or high-technology...
industry. Dominating the city's skyline from afar is the steeple of the cathedral
Linköping Cathedral
The Linköping Cathedral is a church in the Swedish city of Linköping. The cathedral is the seat for the bishop in the Church of Sweden Diocese of Linköping. It is situated opposite Linköping Castle.-History:...
.
History
Lionga thing
Lionga thing was the general assembly of the people of Östergötland in medieval Sweden. Lionga thing is mentioned in Östgötalagen and was held in Linköping in the Middle Ages. Its original location is unknown. The first known mention of Lionga thing is from 1350....
assembly which according to Medieval Scandinavian laws was the most important thing
Thing (assembly)
A thing was the governing assembly in Germanic and introduced into some Celtic societies, made up of the free people of the community and presided by lawspeakers, meeting in a place called a thingstead...
in Östergötland
Östergötland
Östergötland, English exonym: East Gothland, is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden in the south of Sweden. It borders Småland, Västergötland, Närke, Södermanland, and the Baltic Sea. In older English literature, one might also encounter the Latinized version, Ostrogothia...
. Exact location of the Lionga ting is not known, but it was along the Eriksgata
Eriksgata
Eriksgata is the name of the traditional journey of the newly elected medieval Swedish kings through the important provinces to have their election confirmed by the local assemblies...
. Köping
Köping
This article deals with the Swedish denomination for a market town. For the city, see Köping, Sweden. For the municipality, see Köping Municipality....
means there was a market there.
Historically, Linköping is famed for being an early diocese
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
, second in Sweden (within its pre-1658 boundaries) only to Skara
Skara
Skara is a locality and the seat of Skara Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 18595 inhabitants in 2005. Despite its small size, it has a long educational and ecclesiastical history. One of Sweden's oldest high schools, Katedralskolan , is situated in Skara...
. The diocese is first mentioned in 1104 in the so-called "List of Florence" (Lionga. Kaupinga). The monastery of Vreta Kloster
Vreta Abbey
Vreta Abbey, Swedish 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 municipality of Linköping in Östergötland.- History :The exact...
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, Uppsala
Uppsala
- Economy :Today Uppsala is well established in medical research and recognized for its leading position in biotechnology.*Abbott Medical Optics *GE Healthcare*Pfizer *Phadia, an offshoot of Pharmacia*Fresenius*Q-Med...
was chosen instead.
Religious centers tend to become educational centers, and Linköping was no exception. A cathedral school
Cathedral school
Cathedral schools began in the Early Middle Ages as centers of advanced education, some of them ultimately evolving into medieval universities. Throughout the Middle Ages and beyond, they were complemented by the monastic schools...
can be traced from 1266. In 1627 the current Linköping cathedral school was established, making it the third oldest gymnasium
Gymnasium (school)
A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
in Sweden.
Also, Linköping was the site for the final settlement of the dispute between king Sigismund III Vasa
Sigismund III Vasa
Sigismund III Vasa was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, a monarch of the united Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1587 to 1632, and King of Sweden from 1592 until he was deposed in 1599...
and his uncle Duke Charles
Charles IX of Sweden
Charles IX of Sweden also Carl, was King of Sweden from 1604 until his death. He was the youngest son of King Gustav I of Sweden and his second wife, Margaret Leijonhufvud, brother of Eric XIV and John III of Sweden, and uncle of Sigismund III Vasa king of both Sweden and Poland...
, the latter prevailing in the battle of Stångebro
Battle of Stångebro
The Battle of Stångebro or Battle of Linköping 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...
(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
Parliament of Sweden
The Riksdag is the national legislative assembly of Sweden. The riksdag is a unicameral assembly with 349 members , who are elected on a proportional basis to serve fixed terms of four years...
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
Linköping Bloodbath
The Linköping Bloodbath on Maundy Thursday 20 March 1600 was the public execution by beheading of five Swedish nobles in the aftermath of the Battle of Stångebro and the de facto deposition of the Polish and Swedish king Sigismund III Vasa as king of Sweden...
of five of Charles's political opponents on the main square of Linköping on March 20, 1600.
Linköping was a small town until 1937, when the Saab
Saab
Saab AB is a Swedish aerospace and defence company, founded in 1937. From 1947 to 1990 it was the parent company of automobile manufacturer Saab Automobile, and between 1968 and 1995 the company was in a merger with commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania, known as Saab-Scania.-History:"Svenska...
aircraft industry was formed, starting a period of rapid expansion. Linköping University
Linköping University
Linköping University is a state university in Linköping, Sweden. Linköping University was granted full university status in 1975 and is now one of Sweden's larger academic institutions. Education, research and PhD training are the mission of four faculties: Arts and Sciences, Educational...
was established in the 1960s. Today the city is a center of high-technology and software industry.
Culture
Special sights of interests are: the locks of Berg on the Göta Canal
Göta Canal
The Göta Canal is a Swedish canal constructed in the early 19th century. It formed the backbone of a waterway stretching some 382 miles , linking a number of lakes and rivers to provide a route from Gothenburg on the west coast to Söderköping on the Baltic Sea via the river Göta älv and the...
, the locks of the Kinda Canal, Gamla Linköping, Vallaskogen and Valla fritidsområde (Old Linköping, Valla Wood
Valla Wood
Valla Wood 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 the main campus of the University of Linköping lies on the other side of it, many students and workers cycle back and forth daily on...
, and the Valla recreational area), Flygvapenmuseum (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
Linköping University Male Voice Choir is a Swedish male chorus founded in 1972, based in Linköping...
.
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.
Sport
Teams from Linköping are prominent in VolleyballVolleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
("Linköpings VC") and ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
(Linköpings HC
Linköpings HC
Linköpings Hockey Club, often known by its acronym LHC or, colloquially among its fans, Cluben, is an ice hockey team from Linköping, Sweden....
(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 FC
Linköpings FC 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 Linköpings FC...
, which plays in the highest division. The team won the Swedish Cup in 2006. The city continues to lack a first-class men's team in football with FK Linköping
FK Linköping
FK Linköping is a Swedish football club located in Linköping, replacing Linköpings FF from the 2009 season.-Background:Since their foundation in 2009 FK Linköping has participated in a middle division of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland...
in one of the lower divisions. The floorball
Floorball
Floorball, a type of floor hockey, is an indoor team sport which was developed in the 1970s in Sweden. Floorball is most popular in areas where the sport has developed the longest, such as the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. The game is played...
club Linköping Innebandy Klubb have its home arena in central Linköping.
Other sports clubs include:
- BK KentyBK KentyBK Kenty is a Swedish football club located in Linköping.-Background:Bollklubben Kenty was formed on the 10th April 1932 by John Schön, Gösta Dahlqvist, Enar Johansson and Folke Dättermark - all teenagers.The Kenty name has its origins in kid's interest at that time in reading Cowboy and Indian...
- Grebo IKGrebo IKGrebo IK is a Swedish football club located in Linköping. -Background:Grebo IK currently plays in Division 4 Östergötland Östra which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Grebovallen in Linköping....
- LiU AIF FKLiU AIF FKLiU AIF FK is a Swedish football club located in Linköping. -Background:LiU AIF FK currently plays in Division 4 Östergötland Västra which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Ryd konstgräsplan in Linköping. The club was previously known as FC Innerstan.LiU...
- Hjulsbro IKHjulsbro IKHjulsbro 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 Skogsvallen in Linköping....
- IK Östria LambohovIK Östria LambohovIK Östria Lambohov is a Swedish football club located in Linköping in Östergötland County.-Background:Idrottsklubben Östria Lambohov were founded on the 24th January 1937 as Klints IK and in September of the same year changed their name to Bjärka Säby Östra IK.Since their foundation IK Östria...
- Karle IFKarle IFKarle 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....
- Linköpings ASSLinköpings ASSLinköpings Allmänna Simsällskap is one of the oldest Swedish swim teams, founded on June 4, 1824. It's one of the most well-known swim teams and water polo team. The head coach for the swim team Mikael Holmertz, brother to Anders and Per Holmertz...
- Malmslätts AIKMalmslätts AIKMalmslätts 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 Linköping....
Economy
One of the biggest employers in Linköping is SaabSaab
Saab AB is a Swedish aerospace and defence company, founded in 1937. From 1947 to 1990 it was the parent company of automobile manufacturer Saab Automobile, and between 1968 and 1995 the company was in a merger with commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania, known as Saab-Scania.-History:"Svenska...
which among other products manufactures the SAAB Gripen
JAS 39 Gripen
The Saab JAS 39 Gripen is a lightweight single-engine multirole fighter manufactured by the Swedish aerospace company Saab. It was designed to replace the Saab 35 Draken and 37 Viggen in the Swedish Air Force...
fighter jet and where the SAAB 340
Saab 340
The Saab 340 is a discontinued Swedish two-engine turboprop aircraft designed and initially produced by a partnership between Saab and Fairchild Aircraft in a 65:35 ratio...
twin-engine commuter turboprop was produced. The city also has a strong presence in information technology based industries such as Sectra, IFS (Industrial and Financial Systems), Motorola, Ericsson
Ericsson
Ericsson , one of Sweden's largest companies, is a provider of telecommunication and data communication systems, and related services, covering a range of technologies, including especially mobile networks...
, Cambio Healthcare Systems AB, and many others. Toyota Industries Sweden AB
Toyota Industries
Toyota Industries Corporation is a Japanese machine maker. Originally a manufacturer of automatic looms, it is the company from which Toyota Motor Corporation developed.-History:...
has a presence in Linköping, as one of its subsidiaries, BT Industries, is located in nearby Mjölby
Mjölby
Mjölby is a city and the seat of Mjölby Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 11,927 inhabitants in 2005.Mjölby is located by the rivulet Svartån. The name "Mjölby" is derived from "Mölloby", which comes from mylna or mölna -- meaning "mill"...
. The Swedish Air Force Museum
Swedish Air Force Museum
The Swedish Air Force Museum is located at Malmen Airbase in Malmslätt, just outside of Linköping, Sweden. Malmen is where Baron Carl Cederström, nicknamed the "Flyer Baron" founded his flying school in 1912. Malmen Airbase is home to the Royal Swedish Airschool operating SAAB 105 jettrainers...
is located near the town.
Transport
The city is situated south of lake RoxenRoxen
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....
(which is part of the historically important water paths Motala ström
Motala ström
Motala ström is the river system that drains lake Vättern, the second largest lake in Sweden, into the Baltic Sea in Norrköping. It is named from the city Motala where it begins. In the early 19th century, the Göta Canal was constructed in parallel with Motala ström....
and the Göta Canal
Göta Canal
The Göta Canal is a Swedish canal constructed in the early 19th century. It formed the backbone of a waterway stretching some 382 miles , linking a number of lakes and rivers to provide a route from Gothenburg on the west coast to Söderköping on the Baltic Sea via the river Göta älv and the...
) where the E4
European route E4
European route E 4 passes from north to south through Sweden from the border with Finland, total length . The Finnish part lies entirely within Tornio in northern Finland, and is actually only long...
, Sweden's highway backbone, crosses the river Stångån
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....
(and Kinda kanal). Further contributing to Linköping's excellent communications is its situation on the main southern railway line connecting Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
(< 2 hours away) with Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
and Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
capital Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
(3 and a half hours away). There is also an international airport, Linköping City Airport with daily connections to Amsterdam (1h 50min) and Copenhagen.
Notable residents
- Jöns Jacob Berzelius
- Hans BraskHans Brask-Biography:Brask was born in Linköping 1464 to a bourgeois family. He studied philosophy and law at German universities and around 1500 he received a doctoral degree in civil and canon law from Rome. Upon his return to Sweden he first worked as canon and was later, in 1505, appointed cathedral dean...
- Elsa BrändströmElsa BrändströmElsa Brändström was a Swedish philanthropist.- Life :Elsa Brändström was born in 1888 in St. Petersburg, the daughter of the Military Attache at the Swedish Embassy, Edvard Brändström, and his wife Anna Eschelsson. In 1891, when Elsa was three years old, Edvard Brändström and his family returned...
- Magnus BäckstedtMagnus BäckstedtMagnus Bäckstedt is a Swedish professional road bicycle racer.He began as a skier, selected for the national team when he was 14. His greatest achievement in cycling is winning Paris–Roubaix in 2004. Bäckstedt is 1m 93 tall and weighs 94 kg...
- Oscar CesareOscar CesareOscar Cesare was a Swedish-born American caricaturist, painter, draftsman and editorial cartoonist.-Early life:Cesare was born in Linköping, Sweden. At eighteen he moved to Paris to study art, then traveled to Buffalo, New York, to continue his studies...
- Tage DanielssonTage DanielssonTage Danielsson was a Swedish author, actor, poet and film director. He was born in Linköping and died in Stockholm...
- Cecilia FrodeCecilia FrodeCecilia Frode is a Swedish actress born on 14 August 1970 in Linköping.She graduated from the theatre school in Malmö in 1994. She also won a Guldbagge for best supporting actor in the Swedish comedy film Klassfesten...
- Thomas FunckThomas FunckThomas Fredrik Georg Funck was a Swedish baron , author of children's literature, radio personality and voice artist, most famous for his stories about Charlie Strap and Froggy Ball .-Early career:Funck, who started out writing literature aimed for adults, has claimed to never have had...
- Marie GöranzonMarie GöranzonBritt-Marie Elisabeth Göranzon Malmsjö is a Swedish actress.Marie Göranzon is since 1967 part of Sweden's Royal Dramatic Theatre-ensemble. She trained at Dramatens elevskola 1964-67....
- Gunnar HoffstenGunnar HoffstenGunnar Hoffsten was a Swedish composer, bandleader and jazz musician . He was the father of Karin Hoffsten, the singer Louise Hoffsten, the artist Lars Hoffsten, and brother of the actress Rut Hoffsten.- References :...
- Louise HoffstenLouise HoffstenLouise Hoffsten is a Swedish song writer, musician and singer spanning several genres, notably rock, blues and pop.Louise was born in Linköping...
- Patrik JensenPatrik JensenPatrik Jensen is a Swedish guitarist who formed the Swedish thrash metal musical group The Haunted in 1996 with Adrian Erlandsson. He was formerly a member of Seance and Satanic Slaughter and is also a founding member and sole music/lyric writer of Witchery. He is sometimes just referred to as...
- Kettil Karlsson (Vasa)Kettil Karlsson (Vasa)Kettil Karlsson RegencyFebruary, 1464 - interregnum - - August 11, 1465FamilyVasaPredecessorChristian I of SwedenInterregnumCharles VIII of SwedenSuccessorJöns Bengtsson Date of Birth1433...
- Anders LjungstedtAnders LjungstedtAnders Ljungstedt 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 funds. In 1784, he went to Russia, where he worked as a teacher for ten years...
- Martin LönneboMartin LönneboKarl Martin Lönnebo is a Swedish clergyman who served as Bishop of the diocese of Linköping from 1980 to 1994.Lönnebo was born in Storkågeträsk in present-day Skellefteå Municipality. He studied theology at Johannelund theological seminary and was ordained within the Swedish Evangelical Mission ...
- Olaus MagnusOlaus MagnusOlaus Magnus was a Swedish ecclesiastic and writer, who did pioneering work for the interest of Nordic people. He was reported as born in October 1490 in Östergötland, and died on August 1, 1557. Magnus, Latin for the Swedish Stor “great”, is a Latin family name taken personally, and not a...
- Erik SagströmErik SagströmErik Sagström 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 online poker player....
- Hugo TheorellHugo TheorellAxel Hugo Theodor Theorell was a Swedish scientist and Nobel Prize laureate in medicine.He was born in Linköping as the son of Thure Theorell and his wife Armida Bill. Theorell went to Secondary School at Katedralskolan in Linköping and passed his examination there on 23 May 1921...
- Pierre ThorssonPierre ThorssonPierre Roger Valdemar Thorsson 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....
- André Oscar Wallenberg
- Lars WinnerbäckLars WinnerbäckLars Mattias Winnerbäck , is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He was born in Stockholm, but spent his childhood in Linköping, where he attended Katedralskolan. He moved back to Stockholm in 1996, the same year he released his first album, Dans med svåra steg...
- Bruno K. ÖijerBruno K. ÖijerBruno Keats Öijer is a renowned contemporary Swedish poet. His first collection of poems Sång för anarkismen was published in 1973....
- Göran Öfverström
Neighborhoods
- downtownDowntown LinköpingDowntown Linköping, the Inner City, is the district that includes the center of the city of Linköping. Located here is the commercial and cultural center of the city, with shops, restaurants, bars, shopping mall, museums, churches, libraries, sports facilities, and parks. Also located here is...
- RamshällRamshällRamshäll is a relatively centrally located neighborhood in Linköping. The buildings consist mostly of apartment buildings with a very high proportion of small dwellings...
- Vimanshäll
- Djurgården
- EkholmenEkholmenEkholmen is a residential area 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 locted in Landeryd Parish....
- EkkällanEkkällanEkkällan is a centrally located district of Linköping. In 2000 the former Ekkällan district was split and and Garnisonen was formed, while a few blocks were transferred to the district of Inner City....
- JohannelundJohannelundJohannelund is a residential suburb with more than 5000 inhabitants in the south of Linköping. Johannelund is adjoining the districts Tannefors, Hackefors, Hjulsbro, Berga, Ekholmen, Vimanshäll and Hejdegården...
- BergaBerga, LinköpingBerga is a residential area in Linköping located in the southern part of the city. The river Tinnerbäcken runs through Berga. Berga has a center with a grocery, hairdresser, cafe, pizzeria, betting shop, clinic, dental services and pharmacy. There is also Berga church that has a circular...
- GarnisonenGarnisonenGarnisonen is a district in Linköping, which was previously the site of the two military units closed down in July 1997, Livgrenadjärregementet and Svea artilleriregemente . In 2000, the district was formed by division of Ekkällan....
- GottfridsbergGottfridsbergGottfridsberg in Linköping is a relatively central district, west of the Inner City. It consists of the areas Barhäll, Fridhem, old Gottfridsberg, Tornhagen and Åbylund...
- HackeforsHackeforsHackefors is a 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 km, 2.9 km, 5 km and 6.4 km...
- HejdegårdenHejdegårdenHejdegården is a neighborhood in Linköping. Adjoining districts are Johannelund, Downtown, Tannefors, Vimanshäll and Ramshäll....
- HjulsbroHjulsbroHjulsbro is a district in southeastern Linköping in Östergötland. Hjulsbro is located at a waterfall in Stångån in the central part of Landeryd parish....
- JägarvallenJägarvallenJägarvallen is a neighborhood in Linköping with a little over 140 households and almost 400 residents. It is located on the outskirts of the city, between Ryd and Malmen airfield, and is crossed by an old stretch of the road to Mjölby....
- KallerstadKallerstadKallerstad is a district in Linköping, with mostly industrial, commercial and office areas. The district includes Kallerstad, Mörtlösa and Torvinge industrial areas. In 2009, less than a hundred people lived in the area. The district is east of Tornby, on the north side of the rail line, and...
- LambohovLambohovLambohov is a 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 was characterized by a mix of different forms of housing, such as...
- Mjärdevi
- RydRyd, LinköpingRyd is a residential area in Linköping, Sweden, best known for housing the bulk of the Linköping University student body. They live in houses specifically assigned to LiU's students. Many of these homes are in the form of corridor rooms, where students have their own bedroom with an en-suite...
- SkäggetorpSkäggetorpSkäggetorp is a district in Linköping, located northwest of downtown. The buildings are mostly two-story and three-story buildings, both condominiums and apartment buildings, which are built around a large center with office buildings, shops, bank, pharmacy and other services...
- TallbodaTallbodaTallboda is a district of Linköping, which has grown together with the city as it has expabded. The district had 3 151 inhabitants at the end of 2010....
- TanneforsTanneforsTannefors is a 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 point for trains on the Tjust line and Stångådal line. There is a...
- TornbyTornbyTornby is 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, to the west by Skäggetorp and Bergsvägen, which is the middle of the three freeway exits and in the east...
- UllstämmaUllstämmaUllstämma is a 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 closed. The area adjacent to the cultivated farmland in the...
- West vallaWest VallaWest Valla is a district in western Linköping. West Valla includes the campus of Linköping University.Districts adjoining West Valla are East Valla, Gottfridsberg, Garnisonen, Lambohov, Mjärdevi, Djurgården and Ryd....
- East vallaEast VallaEast Valla is a district in western Linköping. Its includes Griftegård, the Valla wood, and a buissnes park etcetera.East Valla adjoins the districts West Valla, Gottfridsberg, Downtown, Djurgården, Ekkällan and Garnisonen....
- Vasastaden
- VidingsjöVidingsjöVidingsjö is a district in the south of Linköping, Sweden with a population of 4,297 persons . The buildings consist mainly of single-family homes built in the 60s, 70s and 80's...
Twin towns — sister cities
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Guangzhou
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, China
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Oradea
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Kaunas
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, Lithuania Linz
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Roskilde Municipality
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