Jönköping
Jönköping [ jœnɕø ː PIN] is a city in the northwest of the historical Swedish province of Småland. It is the capital of the province of Jönköping County, the town of Jönköping.
Geography
Jönköping is situated in the climatically favorable area at the southern end of Lake Vättern.
History
Jönköping is an old trading post, which received its charter on May 18, 1284.
Jönköping was the seat of several Swedish Empire days, especially 1599. 1612 the town was burned by the Swedes to give the advancing Danes no quarter.
In Jönköping the peace treaty after the Danish - Swedish war 1808-1809 was signed on 10 December 1809.
Jönköping is an old industrial town and was (Sweden woods, säkerhetständstickor ) for his match industry internationally. The world's leading companies Tändsticks Svenska AB ( STAB), Swedish Match today, until 1970 was located here.
Events
On the local Elmia Fairgrounds takes place twice a year at DreamHack. It is above taking place in Norway The Gathering, the largest LAN party in the world.
Sports
In the city the Hockey Club HV 71 Jönköping is situated, as well as the football club Jönköping Södra IF. In 1977, the European Swimming Championships with water polo and diving took place here. In the Men's Handball World Championship for Men 2011 nine main round matches were played in the Kinnarps Arena.
Attractions
In addition to the municipal park with its open-air museum, the Match Museum, and the Museum of the company Husqvarna factory is worth a visit. Another park is the small location in downtown Rådhusparken. Is already visible from the 72 meter high tower of Sophia Church.
In nearby Riddersberg is the open-air museum of Swedish sculptor and wood artist Calle Örnemark.
Economy
Jönköping is a center of agriculture and forestry. In the industrial suburb Huskvarna electrical and household appliances are produced. Due to its central location between Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö Jönköping is also an important hub and logistics center, a warehouse, many large companies based here.
Education and Science
The University of Jönköping ( Jonkoping schwed. högskolan i ) has around 12,000 students. The private foundation university has university status, ie it is equipped with doctoral and postdoctoral law. The institution is composed of four faculties, with a focus on economics, engineering, health care and communication and education. Especially the business faculty, the Jönköping International Business School ( JIBS ) enjoys an international reputation.
Sons and daughters of the town
- John Bauer, artist, painter and illustrator
- Johanna Billing (born 1973 ), Swedish conceptual artist
- Carl Henrik Fredriksson, editor and publisher of Eurozine
- Agnetha Fältskog, member of ABBA
- Dag Hammarskjöld, Secretary -partisan, writer and second UN Secretary-General
- Karlzon Jacob (born 1970 ), jazz musician
- Ingvar Lidholm, composer
- Hans- Gunnar Liljenwall, Modern pentathlete
- Philip Lindau ( * 1991), cyclist
- Nina Persson, lead singer of the Cardigans
- Viktor Rydberg, writer
- Karl Svensson, football player
- Carl Peter Thunberg, naturalist, founder of the South African and Japanese Botany
- Mikael Tillström, tennis players