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Linköping

Also known as Linkeboda, Staden vid Stångån

Linköping ( , ) is a city in southern Sweden, with around 167,000 inhabitants as of 2024. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality 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. Dominating the city's skyline from afar is the steeple of the cathedral ().

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Linköping is a city in southern Sweden with around 167,000 residents that serves as the capital of Östergötland County and the seat of its municipality. The city is notable for its historic cathedral, which dominates its skyline and serves as the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Linköping, and it celebrated its 700th anniversary in 1987 as the center of an old cultural region.

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Settlement.official_name: Linköping
Settlement.nickname: Flygstaden (The flight city)
Settlement.motto: Linköping – where ideas come to life
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Östergötland#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Östergötland
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Östergötland County
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Linköping Municipality
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 12th century
Settlement.area_total_km2: 42.16
Settlement.elevation_m: 45
Settlement.population_total: 166673
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2022

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Linköping
Population: 116851
Area: 3967
Elevation: 45
Official website: www.linkoping.se
Image: Stora torget, Linköping, juli 2005.jpg
Dialing code: 013

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postal code: 58X XX
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History
Climate
Demography
Culture
Sport
Orienteering
Speedway
Politics and government
Economy
Transport
Education
Notable residents
City districts
Jägarvallen
See also
References
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Nowadays, Linköping is known for its university and its high-technology industry. Linköping wants to create a sustainable development of the city and therefore planned to become a carbon-neutral community by 2025. Located on the Östergötland Plain, Linköping is closely linked to Norrköping, roughly to the east, near the sea.