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City in Östergötland, Sweden
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Linköping (pronounced "Lin-shœ-ping") is Sweden's fifth biggest municipality, and the seat of Östergötland county. It has about 167,000 inhabitants in the municipality (2023), including some countryside, and just under 100,000 in the city proper.
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From the 13th century, this was the bishop's residence until the Lutheran reformation in the 16th century. Now it is the residence of the sheriff (landshövding) for Östergötland county. The castle also houses a museum.
City Hall
It was built as a secondary school (läroverk) in 1864. Above its entrance is the Latin phrase "Initium sapientie timor Domini" (fear of the Lord is the beginning of all learning). This power triangle is on the crest of a minor hill from which the city's main street (Storgatan) slopes down to the main square (Stortorget) and further down to the bridge (Stångebro) across river Stångån. In its extension, this street was part of the old country road to Norrköping and Stockholm.
Old Linköping
An open-air museum, west of the city centre. Beautiful buildings once in the centre of Linköping have been saved from demolishion and moved to this area to make its own little town. Here you can practically enjoy life of Linköping in the 19th century. The citizens of Linköping enjoy taking part of the life and you can see people actually dressed up and working as citizens of Gamla Linköping. Also remember to buy locally produced chocolate and candy to reduced prices. In total the areas have some 20 museums.
Castle and Cathedral Museum
A museum that shows the town's history as a seat for bishops since the 12th century. Inside the castle.
Flygvapenmuseum
A museum in the suburb of Malmen that features over a hundred aircraft from the early 20th century to the modern age.
Östergötland County Museum
A museum showing the history of the province. It also houses a large art collection with both old and contemporary art.
Boat trip on the Kinda canal.
Linköpings GK
The oldest golfclub in Linköping.
Visit the relaxing park in the central area.
Take in a hockey game, at Linköping HC's arena
Catch a movie at the SF Bio cinema
Tinnis
Outdoor pool and lake for swimming, popular with families with children. Located close to the centre of Linköping. Open in summer only.
A unique hole-in-the-wall ice cream shop selling fresh ice cream. Long lines form outside on hot summer days.
Asian food close to the train station.
Great burger place.
Good spicy Thai food. No alcoholic drinks.
Cheap Thai food for taking away or eating in.
Meat restaurant.
Texas steak house.
Tasty Indian style food, spicy or non-spicy.
Quaint, old-fashioned cafe on small hill in the city centre
Cafe with a cultural focus. Good vegetarian selection. Family friendly. Art exhibitions. Sometimes offer poetry nights and performing musicians. Hugely popular (and crowded) Saturday brunch.
Classic cafe, "konditori". Pastries and sandwiches.
English pub style food, e.g. fish & chips.
Dutch Bruin Cafe style cooking and beer on tap.
One of the busiest nightclubs in Linköping.
An English pub.
Small local pub with some food
The Hostelling International hostel in town.
Single rooms: Su-Th 795 kr, F Sa 610 kr. Basic hotel at Stora Torget (Big Square).
Good, cheap, and close to the railway station. Single rooms from 425 kr, double rooms from 620 kr. Not all rooms have bathrooms in the room.
A family-owned hotel with good service and prices that suites everyone, close to the railway station. Single rooms from 845 kr, double rooms from 995 kr (weekdays). Single rooms from 645 kr, double rooms from 795 kr (weekends).
Specialising in Thai groceries.
By train
The Linköping Central Station (Resecentrum) lies less than ten minutes walk from the center of the town. SJ train journeys from Stockholm can take as little as 100 minutes and cost as little as 95 kr.
By bus
Long-distance buses leave from Fjärrbussterminalen, which is about 400 m north of the Resecentrum, past where the local buses are departing. It's on the same side of the road as the train station.
By car
Taxi
Taxis are on the expensive side. The meter is used to control the cost but always make sure that this is set when commencing a journey.
Bike
Linköping was named the 'Swedish biking city of the year' in 2002. Most students use bikes to get around and it is recommended you get one if your stay is extended.
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