Linköping

Linköping [ linɕø ː PIN] is a town in the Swedish province of Östergötland County and the historic province of Östergötland. The university and industrial city is the capital of the municipality of the same name. It is the seventh-largest city in Sweden.

• 4.1 traffic
• 4.2 Education

Geography

Linkoping is located in a fertile region along the river Stångån ( Kinda Canal ) and not far from Lake Roxen. In the north, the city of the European route E4 is affected, which connects the port city of Helsingborg in the south of Stockholm. There are 200 kilometers to the capital, and 40 km to Norrköping.

Over the years the city has received a geographical spread that an upside-down "V" is similar to the map. The former training ground of the military, which is to be developed into a nature reserve, separating the legs of the " V " from each other and prevents traffic control communication between the southwestern and southeastern outskirts of town. The establishment of the nature reserve is considered important to protect the existing extensive oak woodlands here.

History

Linköping was a central place for the church in Östergötland since the 12th century. The monastery was founded in 1128 Vreta nearby and the oldest parts of the cathedral of Linköping date from this era. In the next century began the construction of the castle. The building in the street Längtan Agata probably belonged to a monastery the Magnus Ladulås was built in the 13th century. As an important church site Linköping was attended by the newly elected Swedish kings in their Eriksgata.

At the bridge over the Stångån in 1598, the Catholic King Sigismund III. Vasa beaten by his uncle Charles of Södermanland. Five royal councilors taught to it two years later, in an action which was called the " bloodbath of Linköping " out. The battle was the beginning of a war between Sweden and Poland, which lasted until 1629.

On January 29, 1700, the city was ravaged by a devastating fire, which, as good as all the buildings of the town destroyed except the cathedral and the castle.

In 1885, Linköping had 11,284 inhabitants, who were concerned with agriculture and horticulture, shipping and tobacco manufacturing. In the 20th century there was a marked economic upturn, especially through the establishment of an aircraft factory by Saab (1937) and the establishment of the University (1975).

Culture and sights

Attractions

The Open Air Museum Gamla Linköping ( Old Linköping ) is located southwest of the city center. It consists of about 90 houses that are older than 250 years of part. Built like a small town can be found here with cafes, a post office, a fire station, a pharmacy and a police station as well as numerous (art) workshops. Also used as residences houses can be entered in part. Despite the name Gamla Linköping is no original district Linköpings. The houses were converted for the most part from the inner city to its new location.

The cathedral of the Episcopal Linköping overlooks the city and is one of the most important buildings in Scandinavia. It was built between 1150 and 1499, and her high tower was built in 1747-1756.

The city is also the " birthplace " of the roundabout dog.

See also: List of bishops of Linköping

Sports

The Hockey Club LHC was founded in 1976. Has been invested in the 1990s heavily in the club, the first team established in the Elitserien. In 2004, we completed the new arena Cloetta Center.

In football, the women's team Linköpings FC is very successful. She plays in the Damallsvenskan. The Sports Club LLK ( Linköpings Långfärdsskridskoklubb ) is with about 2,000 members of the second largest club for long distance skating in Sweden and the largest voluntary association in Linköping.

In the city is the largest since 2003, manufactured in concrete skateboard park in Scandinavia ( Fun Skate Park), where quite a few international competitions were conducted.

Economy and infrastructure

Linköping is industrial and commercial city. Major employers are the Saab Aircraft. Saab has two airports, the civil Linköping City Airport in the east with fabrication facilities for aircraft and a military airport, Malmen Air Base west of the city. Is the national Swedish Air Force Museum at the northern edge.

The university campus is located adjacent to the " Mjärdevi Science Park ", a technology center, about 4,000 employees work in the.

Traffic

Since June 20, 2005 reversed the first Biogaszug the world between Linköping and 80 kilometers away, Baltic Sea city of Västervik. To provide passenger trains with the environmentally friendly fuel, conventional rail cars of the Fiat company have been converted from the operating company " Svensk Biogas". Two Volvo gas engines replace the old diesel engine. The order in which on-board eleven bottles biogas rich for a distance of 600 kilometers.

Education

Linköping University is one of the most important universities in Sweden.

Twinning

• Linz, Austria
• Roskilde, Denmark
• Joensuu, Finland
• Tønsberg, Norway
• Guangzhou, China
• Macao, China
• Pietrasanta, Italy

• Kaunas, Lithuania
• Ísafjarðarbær, Iceland
• Oradea, Romania
• Estelí, Nicaragua
• Morogoro, Tanzania
• Palo Alto, USA

Sons and daughters of the town

• Magnus Bäckstedt, cyclist
• Tage Danielsson, director, writer and comedian
• Anders Ehnmark, journalist and writer
• Ludwig Göransson, composer
• Carl Michael von Hausswolff, musician and composer
• Björn Isfält, musician and film composer
• Thomas Johansson, tennis players
• Jonas Junland, hockey player
• Per Ulrik Kernell, writer of romance
• Anders Lindström, organist and pianist of the rock band The Hellacopters
• Johannes Magnus, clergyman
• Olaus Magnus, clergyman, cartographer and geographer
• Cecilia Stegö Chilo, journalist and politician
• Hugo Theorell, biochemists
• André Oscar Wallenberg, founder of the SEB
• Lars Winnerbäck, singer, grew up here