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Norrköping
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Norrköping [ˈnɔrːˈɕøːpɪŋ] is a ceety in the province o Östergötland in eastren Swaden an the seat o Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland Coonty. The ceety haes a population o 87,247 indwallers in 2010,[1] oot o a municipal tot o 130,050,[2] makin it Swaden's tent lairgest ceety an aicht lairgest municipality.
Norrköping | |
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![]() Ceety haw o Norrköping | |
Eik-name(s): Peking, Little Manchester | |
Coordinates: 58°36′N 16°12′E | |
Kintra | Swaden |
Province | Östergötland |
Coonty | Östergötland Coonty |
Municipality | Norrköping Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 35.68 km2 (13.78 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 87,247 |
• Density | 2446/km2 (6,340/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | norrkoping.se |
The ceety is situated bi the mooth o the river Motala ström, at Bråviken, an inlet o the Baltic Sea. Watter pouer frae the Motala ström an the guid harbour wur factors that facilitatit the rapid growthe o this ance industrial ceety, kent for its textile industry. It haes several nicknames sic as: "Swaden's Manchester", "Peking" an "Surbullestan" (Surbulle [sour bun] wis a local nickname for the textile workers, an stan is short for Staden, which means The Ceety or The Toun in Swadish)