Link�ping

Link�ping is a city in southern Sweden (133,168 inhabitants), in the County of �sterg�tland. The city and its surroundings constitute the fifth largest municipality in Sweden. It is part of �sterg�tland and borders in the west to Motala, and clockwise to Finsp�ng, Norrk�ping, �tvidaberg[?], Kisa[?], and Mj�lby.

The town is the center of an old cultural region and celebrated its 700th anniversary in 1987. Dominating the city's skyline from a far distance is the tower of the Cathedral, which dates back to the 13th century. Link�ping was a small town until 1937, when the Saab aircraft industry was formed, starting a period of rapid expansion. Link�ping University was established in 1969.

The city is situated south of Lake Roxen (which is part of the historically important water paths Motala str�m and G�ta kanal) where the main road from Stockholm to Helsingborg crosses the river St�ng�n[?] (and Kinda kanal[?]).

This road was part of the Eriksgata[?] route that the newly elected king had to travel according to medieval Swedish Law. In the 20th century road system, it was first called Riksettan[?] (national highway No. 1). It is currently called E4 (European route E4) and has been redirected to pass outside the city on the north side. Further contributing to Link�ping's excellent communications is its situation on the main southern railway line connecting Stockholm with the southern parts of the country.

Statistics The municipality covers an area of 1430.9 km². Of the total population of 133168, 66817 are male, and 66351 are female. The population density of the community is 93 inhabitants per km².

External links

• Link�ping (http://www.linkoping.se/) - Official site