Municipalköping was a type of local government (municipality) in Sweden

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. Mostly these were minor trade towns with very limited city rights (market rights), which were delegated from larger cities in the same region.

In 1863 the first local government

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 acts were implemented in Sweden. Officially, the term municipalköping disappeared with this reform. There were two acts in the 1863 reform, one for towns and one for rural areas. But under the "rural" act there were also eight market towns, which were instituted as municipalities. This third category included 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....

, municipalköping and municipalsamhälle. Most of the 95 köpingar became municipalities. The last municipalköping was incorporated into a large municipality in 1956.

Those market towns that did not develop into a municipality are now commonly referred to as municipalköping, which is more a cultural term in the present day language.

Settlements that were municipalköpingar

Settlement	Province (1971)	Province (2009)	Inhabitants (2000)	Remarks	Present day municipality
Bergkvara Bergkvara Bergkvara is a locality situated in Torsås Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 974 inhabitants in 2005....	Kalmar län	Kalmar län	1.008	terminated as municipalköping in the 1890s municipalsamhälle from 1921-55	Torsås
Båstad Båstad Båstad is a locality and the seat of Båstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 4,793 inhabitants in 2005.-Geography:The town of Båstad is located in a sheltered bay with the Hallandian ridge stretching behind it...	Kristianstads län	Skåne län	4.683	became 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.... Jan. 1st 1937 and municipality in 1971	Båstad
Figeholm Figeholm Figeholm is a locality situated in Oskarshamn Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 802 inhabitants in 2005....	Kalmar län	Kalmar län	839	became 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.... Jan. 1st 1878	Oskarshamn
Gamleby Gamleby Gamleby is the second largest locality situated in Västervik Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 2,805 inhabitants in 2005. It is situated about 20 km north-west of Västervik....	Kalmar län	Kalmar län	2.976	merged with Gamleby (landskommun) Jan 1st 1956	Västervik
Kristianopel Kristianopel Kristianopel is a village in Karlskrona Municipality in the southeastern Swedish province of Blekinge.-History of the town:Kristianopel is located in the easternmost part of Blekinge, which was the easternmost part of Denmark in beginning of the 17th century...	Blekinge län	Blekinge län	80	incorporated in Jämjö Jämjö Jämjö is a locality situated in Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with 2,596 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...  municipality Jan 1st 1952	Karlskrona
Ljungby Ljungby Ljungby may refer to:*Ljungby, city in Ljungby Municipality, Sweden*Ljungby Municipality, municipality in Kronoberg County, Sweden*Ljungby, Falkenberg, village and parish in Falkenberg Municipality, Sweden...	Kronobergs län	Kronobergs län	14.485	became stad Jan 1st 1936	Ljungby
Mörbylånga Mörbylånga Mörbylånga is a locality situated on the southern part of the island of Öland and is the seat of Mörbylånga Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 1,784 inhabitants in 2005....	Kalmar län	Kalmar län	1.788	became 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.... Jan. 1st 1881	Mörbylånga
Nybro Nybro Nybro is a city and the seat of Nybro Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 12,598 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:The name Nybro literally means New Bridge. It was founded as a market town in the 19th century, but rapidly transformed into an industrial town. In 1865 the town became a municipality...	Kalmar län	Kalmar län	12.322	municipalköping Febr. 3rd 1865 became 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.... April 25th 1879	Nybro
Pataholm	Kalmar län	Kalmar län	20	incorporated in Ålem Ålem Ålem is a locality situated in Mönsterås Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 797 inhabitants in 2005....  municipality Jan. 1st 1954	Mönsterås
Påskallavik Påskallavik Påskallavik is a locality situated in Oskarshamn Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 1,077 inhabitants in 2005....	Kalmar län	Kalmar län	1.144	incorporated in Döderhult municipality Jan. 1st 1952	Oskarshamn
Trelleborg Trelleborg Trelleborg is a locality and the seat of Trelleborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 25,643 inhabitants in 2005. It is the southernmost town in Sweden.-History:...	Malmöhus län	Skåne län	24.850	became 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.... Jan. 1st 1843 became stad Jan 1st 1866	Trelleborg
Valdemarsvik Valdemarsvik Valdemarsvik is a locality, situated along side the bay of Valdemarsviken which connects to the Baltic Sea. It is the seat of Valdemarsvik Municipality which is located in Östergötland County, Sweden...	Östergötlands län	Östergötlands län	2.954	became 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.... Jan. 1st 1914	Valdemarsvik

See also

• 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....
  
  
• Municipalities of Sweden
  Municipalities of Sweden
  The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 counties...
  
  
• List of cities in Sweden
• Stad (Sweden)