Ljungsbro
Encyclopedia
Ljungsbro is a locality
situated in Linköping Municipality
, Östergötland County
, Sweden
with 6,510 inhabitants in 2005. It is located circa 15 kilometers from the city of Linköping
.
Through Ljungsbro runs Motala ström
(stream) and Göta Canal
. In the stream are the power station
s of Nykvarn and Malfors. Malfors has a height of drop of 28,3 meter and Nykvarn has one of 4,3, however, Nykvarn is no longer running. The canal can be crossed via a navigable aqueduct
, Sweden's second after Håverud, but also via a bridge, Malforsbron (Malfors Bridge). Since 2005, a summer café called Malfors Café och Brygga (Malfors Café and Bridge) is located by the bridge.
Ljungsbro Fritidscenter (leisure center) is located circa 400 meters from the bridge. Here you can stay the night, train at gym or go swimming. There is also an indoors ice hockey rink.
The confectioners Cloetta is the largest industry in the area. On weekdays and Saturdays there is a popular market selling "Kex"-chocolate biscuit wafers and other chocolate products, which attracts lots of tourists.
In the centre lies the main health centre and shops, among other things there are opticians, libraries, a watchmaker, a company that sells and lays tiles and a tobacco shop. Many of the houses were built in the 1950s for the workers of the Cloetta factory.
There are two churches in the town, Allhelgonakyrkan and Filadelfiakyrkan.
By its residents, Ljungsbro is sometimes called Pickhult.
Urban areas in Sweden
Urban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality. There are 1,940 localities in Sweden . They could be compared with census-designated places in the United States.A tätort in Sweden has a minimum of...
situated in 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....
, 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...
, Sweden
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 6,510 inhabitants in 2005. It is located circa 15 kilometers from the city of Linköping
Linköping
Linköping is a city in southern middle Sweden, with 104 232 inhabitants in 2010. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality with 146 736 inhabitants and the capital of Östergötland County...
.
Through Ljungsbro runs 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....
(stream) and 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...
. In the stream are the power station
Power station
A power station is an industrial facility for the generation of electric energy....
s of Nykvarn and Malfors. Malfors has a height of drop of 28,3 meter and Nykvarn has one of 4,3, however, Nykvarn is no longer running. The canal can be crossed via a navigable aqueduct
Navigable aqueduct
Navigable aqueducts are bridge structures that carry navigable waterway canals over other rivers, valleys, railways or roads. They are primarily distinguished by their size, carrying a larger cross-section of water than most water-supply aqueducts...
, Sweden's second after Håverud, but also via a bridge, Malforsbron (Malfors Bridge). Since 2005, a summer café called Malfors Café och Brygga (Malfors Café and Bridge) is located by the bridge.
Ljungsbro Fritidscenter (leisure center) is located circa 400 meters from the bridge. Here you can stay the night, train at gym or go swimming. There is also an indoors ice hockey rink.
The confectioners Cloetta is the largest industry in the area. On weekdays and Saturdays there is a popular market selling "Kex"-chocolate biscuit wafers and other chocolate products, which attracts lots of tourists.
In the centre lies the main health centre and shops, among other things there are opticians, libraries, a watchmaker, a company that sells and lays tiles and a tobacco shop. Many of the houses were built in the 1950s for the workers of the Cloetta factory.
There are two churches in the town, Allhelgonakyrkan and Filadelfiakyrkan.
By its residents, Ljungsbro is sometimes called Pickhult.
Famous people from Ljungsbro
- Mons Kallentoft, writerWriterA writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and journalistJournalistA journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A... - Robert A. Nilsson, songwriterSongwriterA songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and singer