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Linköping

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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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Instance of: county seat
Official name: Linköping
Country: Sweden
Population: 116851
Area: 3967
Elevation: 45
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Body of water: Stångån
Capital of: Diocese of Linköping
Official website: www.linkoping.se
Image: Stora torget, Linköping, juli 2005.jpg
Dialing code: 013

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Commons category: Linköping
category of associated people: Category:People from Linköping
name in kana: リンショピング
postal code: 58X XX
topic's main category: Category:Linköping
category for people born here: Category:Births in Linköping
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Linköping
Commons gallery: Linköping
social media followers: 10399
member of: International Cities of Refuge Network
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