Downtown Linköping
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Downtown Linköping, the Inner City, is the district that includes the center of the city of Linköping
Linköping
Linköping is a city in southern middle Sweden, with 104 232 inhabitants in 2010. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality with 146 736 inhabitants and the capital of Östergötland County...

. Located here is the commercial and cultural center of the city, with shops, restaurants, bars, shopping mall, museums, churches, libraries, sports facilities, and parks. Also located here is Tinnerbäcksbadet, a heated artificial lake in the middle of the city. Downtown also has a primary school, kindergartens, care centers for the elderly, health centers and specialized healthcare.

Housing consists almost entirely of apartment buildings which around half were built before 1960. On 31 December 2009, 10,654 people lived in the district. The majority of jobs in the area are in commerce, finance and public service.

Several construction projects underway in the inner city, including the construction of housing areas on the existing parking lot at Tinnerbäcksbadet. Districts adjoining Downtown Linköping are Vasastaden
Vasastaden, Linköping
Vasastaden is a central neighborhood in Linköping, consisting of mostly apartment buildings with rental apartments, two bedrooms or less. Three-quarters of the dwellings were built before 1960...

, Hejdegården
Hejdegården
Hejdegården is a neighborhood in Linköping. Adjoining districts are Johannelund, Downtown, Tannefors, Vimanshäll and Ramshäll....

, Ramshäll
Ramshäll
Ramshäll is a relatively centrally located neighborhood in Linköping. The buildings consist mostly of apartment buildings with a very high proportion of small dwellings...

, Tannefors
Tannefors
Tannefors is a district in Linköping, Sweden. It lies just east of the city center, opposite Stångån. The district's eastern parts are dominated by Saab AB, surrounding industries and Linköping Airport. In Tannefors there is a hold point for trains on the Tjust line and Stångådal line. There is a...

, East Valla
East Valla
East Valla is a district in western Linköping. Its includes Griftegård, the Valla wood, and a buissnes park etcetera.East Valla adjoins the districts West Valla, Gottfridsberg, Downtown, Djurgården, Ekkällan and Garnisonen....

 and Gottfridsberg
Gottfridsberg
Gottfridsberg in Linköping is a relatively central district, west of the Inner City. It consists of the areas Barhäll, Fridhem, old Gottfridsberg, Tornhagen and Åbylund...

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