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Norrköping

Also known as Norrköping (Sweden)

Norrköping ( , ) is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, about 160 km (100 miles) southwest of the national capital Stockholm, 40 km (25 miles) east of county seat Linköping and 60 km (40 miles) west of the Södermanland capital of Nyköping. The city has a population of 98,229 inhabitants in 2023, out of a municipal total of 144,980, making it Sweden's eleventh largest city and tenth largest municipality.

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Norrköping is a city in eastern Sweden with nearly 100,000 residents, making it one of the country's largest cities, located about 160 kilometers southwest of Stockholm. As the administrative center of Norrköping Municipality in Östergötland County, it serves as an important urban hub in the region.

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Settlement.official_name: Norrköping
Settlement.nicknames: Peking, Little Manchester
Settlement.image_caption: Clockwise from top: Norrköping tram, Strykjärnet, Louis de Geer concert & congress, Norrköping town hall
Settlement.image_skyline: Norrköping collage.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Östergötland#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Norrköping Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Östergötland County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Östergötland
Settlement.area_total_km2: 35.68
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 March 2016
Settlement.population_total: 137,326
Settlement.population_density_km2: 2446
Settlement.utc_offset: +1

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Norrköping
Population: 98229
Area: 3851
Elevation: 0
Official website: norrkoping.se
Image: Norrköpings rådhus 2008-05-10 bild01.jpg
Dialing code: 011

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Commons category: Norrköping
Commons gallery: Norrköping
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name in kana: ノールショピング
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The city is situated by the mouth of the river Motala ström, at Bråviken, an inlet of the Baltic Sea. Water power from the Motala ström and the good harbour were factors that facilitated the rapid growth of this once industrial city, known for its textile industry.