Norrköping Municipality
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Norrköping Municipality is a municipality
Municipalities of Sweden
The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 counties...

 in Östergötland County
Östergötland County
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 in southeast Sweden
Sweden
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. Its seat is located in the city
City status in Sweden
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 of Norrköping
Norrköping
Norrköping is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County. The city has a population of 87,247 inhabitants in 2010, out of a municipal total of 130,050, making it Sweden's tenth largest city and eighth largest...

, with some 90,000 inhabitants.

By the time of the local government reform of 1971 the City of Norrköping was amalgamated
Amalgamation (politics)
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 with the rural municipality of Skärblacka forming a new municipality of unitary type. In 1974 Vikbolandet was added. The number of original local government units (as of 1863) which are in the present municipality is 26.

Localities

Places with more than 200 inhabitants as of 2000:
  • Herstadberg
    Herstadberg
    Herstadberg is a locality situated in Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 257 inhabitants in 2005....

  • Jursla
    Jursla
    Jursla is a locality situated in Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 1,647 inhabitants in 2005....

  • Kimstad
    Kimstad
    Kimstad is a locality situated in Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 1,492 inhabitants in 2005. On September 12, 2010, Kimstad became the scene of a railway accident when an X 2000 high-speed train collided with a crane utility vehicle. Kimstad lies around 20 kilometres...

  • Krokek
    Krokek
    Krokek is a locality situated in Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 4,154 inhabitants in 2005....

  • Lindö
    Lindö
    Lindö is a locality situated in Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 4,842 inhabitants in 2005. It is situated just a few kilometers from the centre of the city of Norrköping and is often considered part of it....

  • Ljunga
    Ljunga
    Ljunga is a locality situated in Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 722 inhabitants in 2005....

  • Loddby
  • Norrköping
    Norrköping
    Norrköping is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County. The city has a population of 87,247 inhabitants in 2010, out of a municipal total of 130,050, making it Sweden's tenth largest city and eighth largest...

     (seat)
  • Norsholm
    Norsholm
    Norsholm is a locality situated in Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 573 inhabitants in 2005. It lies around 15  kilometres southwest of Norrköping....

  • Simonstorp
    Simonstorp
    Simonstorp is a locality situated in Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 236 inhabitants in 2005....

  • Skärblacka
    Skärblacka
    Skärblacka is a locality situated in Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 4,048 inhabitants in 2005. In everyday use, the town is known as simply Blacka....

  • Strömsfors
    Strömsfors
    Strömsfors is a locality situated in Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 525 inhabitants in 2005....

  • Svärtinge
    Svärtinge
    Svärtinge is a locality situated in Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 2,410 inhabitants in 2005....

  • Vånga
    Vånga
    Vånga is a locality situated in Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 224 inhabitants in 2005. Vånga lies north of Lake Roxen.- References :...

  • Åby
    Åby, Norrköping
    Åby is a locality situated in Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 4,805 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...

  • Åselstad
    Åselstad
    Åselstad is a locality situated in Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 430 inhabitants in 2005....

  • Öbonäs
    Öbonäs
    Öbonäs is a locality situated in Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 252 inhabitants in 2005....

  • Östra Husby
    Östra Husby
    Östra Husby is a locality situated in Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 774 inhabitants in 2005. It lies 20 kilometers east of Norrköping and 16 kilometers northeast of Söderköping, Sweden. There are a few shops in the town and one school...


Government and infrastructure

The Swedish Transport Agency
Swedish Transport Agency
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 has its headquarters in Norrköping
Norrköping
Norrköping is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County. The city has a population of 87,247 inhabitants in 2010, out of a municipal total of 130,050, making it Sweden's tenth largest city and eighth largest...

, Norrköping Municipality. When the Civil Aviation Administration existed, its head office was in Norrköping.

Twin towns — Sister cities

Norrköping is twinned with:
Esslingen, Germany
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 Klaksvík
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, Faroe Islands
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 Kópavogur
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, Iceland
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 Linz
Linz
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, Austria
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Odense Municipality
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, Denmark
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 Riga
Riga
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, Latvia
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 Tampere
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, Finland
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 Trondheim
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, Norway
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(since 1946)

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