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3 Linköping
Östergötland. E4. * 150,000. £ @
~ n Storgatan 15, 013-190 00 70.
_ Ekenäs Castle Tournament
(Whitsun), Folk Music Festival (Oct).
∑ visitlinkoping.se
The county capital and
cathedral city of Linköping lies
in the middle of the Östgöta
plain. First populated 3,000 years
ago, it is now Sweden’s fifth
A red panda at Kolmårdens Djurpark largest city, and is known for its
university and high-tech industry.
1 Kolmårdens into Sweden’s first industrial town. Construction of the
Djurpark Norrköping and neighbouring Domkyrkan (Cathedral) started
Linköping make up Sweden’s in the mid-13th century. The
Östergötland. Junction from E4, 12 km fourth largest urban region. interior contains superb
(7 miles) N of Norrköping. £ @ Although Norrköping is an medieval stone carvings.
n 010-708 70 00. Open May: 10am–
5pm daily; Jun–Aug: 10am–6pm daily; industrial town, the mix of old The Renaissance altarpiece is
and new buildings, parks and
by the Dutch painter M J Van
Sep: 10am–5pm Sat–Sun. & 8 -
0 = 7 ∑ kolmarden.com trams make it an attractive place Heemskerck (1498–1574).
to visit. On a small island in The old town open-air
Kolmårdens Djurpark is no Motala Ström sits Arbetets museum, Gamla Linköping,
ordinary animal park – the museet (Museum of Labour), is a collection of 80 buildings
enclosures are large and in an old spinning mill known from the city and surrounding
attractively landscaped. as Strykjärnet (the Iron). area. This charming setting,
Creatures of the savannah complete with picturesque
live here along side Nordic Environs wooden buildings, cobbled
species such as brown bears The area has a long history streets and gardens, is a
and wolves. of habitation - around 1,650 window on a past way of life.
Snakes and crocodiles inhabit carvings, some dating back Malmen, site of Sweden’s
the outdoor Tropicarium, while to 1000 BC, can be seen at first military flying school
the Aparium is designed so Himmelstalund on the edge of (1911), is now home to the
that the apes can be viewed town. About 10 km (6 miles) Flygvapenmuseum (Swedish
indoors and out. Tiger World, south of Norrköping on the E4 is Air Force Museum). Exhibits
offers a unique walk-through the 17th-century Löfstad Slott include examples of Swedish
experience in close proximity with its beautiful English-style military aircraft.
to the big cats. A cable-car ride park. The castle remains as it
provides a bird’s eye view of was in 1926 on the death of Environs
the grounds. the owner, Emelie Piper. Kaga Kyrka, one of the
There are a variety of region’s best-preserved
accommodation options E Arbetets museet medieval churches, is located
available for visitors, including Laxholmen. Tel 011-18 98 00. on the Svartån river south of
African tents on the savannah Open daily. Closed public hols. Linköping. Dating from the
and a youth hostel with a 8 - 0 = 12th century, its walls are
mixture of shared dorms, which P Löfstad Slott decorated with frescoes.
offer nice views. There’s also a 10 km (6 miles) S of Norrköping. On Erlången lake, 10 km
themed spa on-site. Tel 011-33 50 67. Open Jun–Aug: (6 miles) southeast of the
daily; Apr–May: Sat & Sun; Sep–Oct: centre, lies the castle of
Sun; Nov–Mar: phone for info. Sturefors, which is renowned
2 Norrköping 8 - 0 = for its 18th-century interiors
Östergötland. E4. * 137,000. £ @ and beautiful grounds. The
n Källvindsgatan 1, 011-15 50 00. castle is a private residence,
_ Norrköping International Horse but parts of the grounds are
Show (4th week in May), National open to the public.
Day Festival (first week in Jun).
∑ destination.norrkoping.se R Domkyrkan
St Persgatan. Tel 013-20 50 50.
In the 17th century the skills Open daily. 8 phone for info. 7 5
of entrepreneur Louis de Geer, T Gamla Linköping
combined with water power 2 km (3 miles) west of the centre.
from the Motala Ström river Strykjärnet (the Iron) in Norrköping, Tel 013-12 11 10. Open daily. -
system, transformed Norrköping housing Arbetets museet 0 =
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp285–6 and pp296–7

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