Garnisonen is a district in 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...

, which was previously the site of the two military units closed down in July 1997, Livgrenadjärregementet

Livgrenadjärregementet

Livgrenadjärregementet , designations I 4 and I 4/Fo 41, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was disbanded in 1997...

 (I 4) and Svea artilleriregemente

Svea artilleriregemente

Svea artilleriregemente , designation A 1, was a Swedish Army artillery regiment that traced its origins back to the 17th century. It was disbanded in 1997. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from Svealand, and it was also garrisoned there.- History :The regiment has its origins in...

 (A 1). In 2000, the district was formed by division of Ekkällan

Ekkällan

Ekkällan is a centrally located district of Linköping. In 2000 the former Ekkällan district was split and and Garnisonen was formed, while a few blocks were transferred to the district of Inner City....

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The area is still under development, and there are homes, schools, recreation centers, grocery stores, offices and more. There are also many public sector agencies such as Linköping District Court, Police, Prosecutor's office, Probation Service and the Swedish National Laboratory of Forensic Science. In the western part of the area is a Garrison Museum.

The number of inhabitants in December 2008 was 1070.

Districts adjoining Garnisonen are 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....

, Ekkällan

Ekkällan

Ekkällan is a centrally located district of Linköping. In 2000 the former Ekkällan district was split and and Garnisonen was formed, while a few blocks were transferred to the district of Inner City....

, 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...

, Berga

Berga, Linköping

Berga is a residential area in Linköping located in the southern part of the city. The river Tinnerbäcken runs through Berga. Berga has a center with a grocery, hairdresser, cafe, pizzeria, betting shop, clinic, dental services and pharmacy. There is also Berga church that has a circular...

 and Djurgården

Djurgården, Linköping

Djurgården is a district between Garnisonen and Lambohov in Linköping, which is the process of being developed. It is meant to contain 3 000-5 000 housing units, 200,000 to 300,000 square meters of office space and 30,000 square meters of commerce...

. Just south of the district is the nature reserve Tinnerö oak woodlands.