Year 1384 Norrköping was declared City
1384 King Albrekt af Mecklenburg Announced Norrköping to be called a city. But because of fires in the city Hall, we cannot say for sure how much earlier the city was there....but it was!
Since then, Norrköping has been destroid several times by enemies. First by the Danes 1657 and later by Russians 1719. Norrköping has also been destroid by big fires. One was 1655 and devestating. After 1719 the city was rebuilt, founded the oldest existing newspaper NT and regained the place of being the second city in Sweden until the end of 1800, when Gothenburg had expanded. Today many cities are larger.
Today you can see how the old buildings are together with more modern ones. The street "Drottninggatan" runs through the city from the beautiful Central station to the Museum of Art. You can easily go thorough Norrköping on trams. The photo here is of number 2, passing close to where I live! Welcome!
More photos from Norrköping
The harbour in Norrköping can recieve deep going ships. It is very well located with railways and logistics to the rest of Sweden. 120 vessels came into the harbour 2005.
Norrköping is this year in the highest league of football (socker) in Sweden. Every time they have a match the trams have little flags with the teams symbol! So finally now - Norrköping won the match!!
Just outside Norrköping is a really nice Zoo. they have so much going on. You can drive by car and watch wild animals, see the Dophins jumping and watch the tigers being fed!! Norrköping also have an airport! Just get here!
What you find in this lens
- Norrkoping presentation
- KOLMÃ…RDEN ZOO - WITH SAFARI TOURS
- Silver treasure found
- Blog Posts about Norrköping from Google
- Norrköping Symphoni Orchestra
- Norrköping Symphoni Orchestra
- Link to Norrköpings Orchestra
- Current Weather where I live
- About Sweden and Norrköping
- Blog Posts about Sweden from Google
- More to read about SWEDEN
- Sweden in our hearts
- Norrköping
- The old industrial area
- Useful links about Norrköping and what you can see
- Norrköping Library
- Air planes museum
- Göteborg sails again
- Rock carvings from long ago
- A link about the Rock Carvings in Norrköping
- About the rune stones
- Rock carvings - letters from the past
- Flowers in the city
- Fly to Norrköping
- Welcome to Sweden
- Norrköping - beautiful city
Norrkoping presentation
Norrköping ??n?r?ø?p?? 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 83,561 inhabitants in 2005, out of a municipal total of 127,059Folkmängd i Norrköpings kommun den 31 maj 2008, making it Sweden's tenth largest city and eighth largest municipality.
The city is situated by the mouth of the river Motala ström, at Bråviken, an inlet of the Baltic Sea. Water power from the Motala ström and the good harbour were factors that facilitated the rapid growth of this once industrial city, known for its textile industry. It has several nicknames such as: "Sweden's Manchester" , "Peking" and "Surbullestan" (Surbulle was a local nickname for the textileworkers, and stan´ is short for Staden, which means The City or The Town in Swedish)
KOLMÃ…RDEN ZOO - WITH SAFARI TOURS
Hotels, restaurants and dolphinarium
Today May 21 2009, a new gorilla Baby was born at Kolmården!!!!
- Kolmården Zoo
- Tiger World
Our thrilling Tiger World offers you the opportunity to meet the beautiful yet endangered Siberian tiger in nerve tingling close up. Set in a mystic, eastern environment.
This is only one adventure of many!
Silver treasure found
Bracelet and coins
An old Silver Treasure is found south of Valdermarsvik. The coins and the bracelet is dated to be from year 1030-1050 CE.Why the treasure was burried in the ground is often because people wanted to hide it from intruders. Now the coins and lovely bracelet is up in the open again. Mostly because of a fire in a house year 2002. The ground was dug and now the silver is found.
The Swedish coin is one of the first made.
Blog Posts about Norrköping from Google
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Norrköping Symphoni Orchestra
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Pace Pace.. "La forza del destino" by Verdi
Ekaterina Godovanets 1st Prize, Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Wilhelm Stenhammar Singing Competition in June 2006, Conducted by Nader Abbassi
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Norrköping Symphoni Orchestra
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Link to Norrköpings Orchestra
- Symphoni Orchestra facts
- Sitting upon the banks of the Motala watercourse in a unique industrial landscape it is regarded by many as Sweden´s most beautiful concert house. Louis De Geer Concert and Congress hall was formerly an old paper factory and has an exciting architectural design.
Current Weather where I live
Stockings today
Current weather conditions in Norrkoping, Sweden
Local Pollen Reports
20°C (Feels like 20°C)
Last update: 7/10/09 2:50 PM Local Time
Humidity: 43%Visibility: 10.0 km
Dew Point: 7°C
UV Index: 4 (Lawn and Garden Weather)
Barometer: 1001.0mm steady
Moon: Rush Hour Traffic
Wind: 21km/h From: Airport Conditions
Tonight
Moderate
Low: 11°C
Sunrise: 4:03 AM
Sunset: 9:57 PM
Saturday
Jul 11
N/A
High: 21°C
Low: 10°C
Sunrise: 4:04 AM
Sunset: 9:56 PM
Sunday
Jul 12
PM Showers
High: 21°C
Low: 9°C
Sunrise: 4:06 AM
Sunset: 9:55 PM
Monday
Jul 13
PM Showers
High: 21°C
Low: 11°C
Sunrise: 4:08 AM
Sunset: 9:53 PM
About Sweden and Norrköping
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Blog Posts about Sweden from Google
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Norrköping
Photos of the city
Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, or SON was founded 1912. Today the Orchestra are world famous and have a new beautiful Concert hall - De Geer hall. See the house with pillars.
The old industrial area
Still in use and loved
The so called "Industrial landscape" was mostly built 1850 - 1917.But for 400 years, since 1600 the industries was built around the River Motala Ström passing through the city. Here were manufactured Clothes, Weapons, Paper and Ship building. Norrköping was manufacturing 70% of all the clothes in Sweden. 1975 though the last mashine stopped and a silence covered the Industrial area.
Today there are many departements of the state in these buildings. The quite famous Norrköping Symphoni Orchestra has a beautiful Concert hall here- De Geerhallen. Also offices and museums are here in these old buildings.
I work in one of these offices and one evening when I walked home I took that blurry photo with the chandelers. It was so beautiful with these old brick walls and three big lamps between them. Unfortunately I just had my mobile phone for the photo.
The yellow brick building is called "The Iron". From the beginning 1917 it was Textil Industri here and today a museum of Work.
Useful links about Norrköping and what you can see
- Ringdansen
- The possibilities for implementing a rainwater collection system in Ringdansen, a residential area in Norrkoping, Sweden, have been explored by analysing four scenarios for using rainwater in a dual water supply system to supplement drinking water. A computer model has been generated to quantify the water saving potential of the rainwater collection scheme. The performance of the rainwater system is described by its water saving efficiency (WSE). Standard and low water consumption appliances have been taken into account in evaluating WSE and water conservation. According to the analysis, suggested rainwater tank sizes are presented. The book about implementing rainwater can you buy here on my lens. Scroll up to Amazon module with books.
- Norrkoping info
- About hotels and facilities in Norrköping
- Museum
- Museum of Work in the old building "The Iron" - see above. Click on the English flag for info.
- Beautiful Norrköping
- Very nice photos and info about Norrköping and the Archepelago out in the Baltic see.
- Welcome to Norrköping
- Norrköping is the small city with big cities amenities. We have a wide selection of activities and something for everybody whether you are a new visitor or an old acquaintance.
You will get a great experience when you visit Norrköping! Shopping, culture, entertainment or a gentle stroll along the waters of Strömmen.
Norrköping Library
Famous
Norrköping City Library - the most visited library in the whole of Sweden!
here is the link in English:
Norrkoping library
Many students are here each day. And the citizens of Norrkoping are not the only ones to come here
Air planes museum
Göteborg sails again
The first harbour will be Norrköping´s
On Friday May 16th, the Swedish Ship Götheborg will hoist her sails for the expedition Baltic Sea Tour. 16 May - 5 september the ship will visit several ports around the Baltic Sea, such as Stockholm, Helsinki and Tallinn.Göteborgs official homepage
The Swedish Ship "Götheborg" - a reconstruction of a ship from the mid-18th century is now one of the largest fullrigged wooden sailing ships in the world, and meets international safety requirements for ocean going vessels. The project is based on modern research combined with the revival of traditional methods of craftsmanship dating from the 18th century. Anyone meeting The Swedish Ship "Götheborg" under full sail out at sea would %uFB01nd it impossible to distinguish her from the original ship. Above the waterline, the "Götheborg" is a historical sailing ship. The modern machinery and the majority of the advanced technical equipment have been concealed deep down in the hull. A feat that many considered impossible has now been achieved. The magni%uFB01cent 18th century ship is sailing again!
There is a book you can buy. Just follow the link here.
Rock carvings from long ago
The Viking era and earlier
There are also carvings of bear paws and of wild boar. Here are also full scale knives and spears to be seen. Many of these rock carvings are available for visitors in Himmelstalund and Fiskeby!
The rock carving sites of Norrköping are concentrated to the area around the river Motala ström (2 x 5 km), which was suitable for settlement during the Bronze Age (c 1800-500 BC), The pictures (more than 7300) are dominated by cup marks (c 4000) and ships, but the visitor also will discover humans, animals, weapons and sun symbols.
A link about the Rock Carvings in Norrköping
- Himmelstalund
- 1 660 figures!
About the rune stones
they are many here in Norrkoping
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Runestones in Sweden
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Literally hundreds of These stones can be found in many places in Sweden. The letters are carved into the stone. Somebody did want us to read and remember a person or an event. The use of Runes started about 2000 years ago. The Runes were used also...
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Flowers in the city
Every spring and summer
Year 2008 In the Carl Johans Park in Norrköping the Cacti will make a tribut to NT - Norrköpings Tidningars 250 years jubilee. NT is one of the worlds oldes newspaper. Printed the first time 1758! The Cacti group has been planted since the beginning of last century and contains over 25 000 plants in different forms and colours. Since the weather CAN be cold even beginning June, the plants are there when the summer is here for sure.The total cost for flowers in Norrköping per year is 2,9 million crowns - kronor.
Fly to Norrköping
Remember that in Sweden we have many youth hostels where you can stay. Give yourself a tour that also contains Norrköping.
Welcome to Sweden
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Let me know when you are coming so I can put on the coffee.
Vincentn wrote...
This wonderfully written lens makes me feel like I am already in Norrkoping. 5*
Posted May 15, 2009
john gill wrote
i was in your city in september ,i seen your town it is very preatty there was a car rally going throught the city it was cool
Posted March 05, 2009
GHouse wrote...
Hi!! Just come to see your nice lens. I did my travel lens too. It's about my hotel in hua hin Thailand. Hua Hin is a charming town of clean white sandy beach. If you come to Thailand, please visit us.
Posted December 07, 2008
Adam wrote
Norrkoping is great :) You have wonderful food (the thai in particular), great pubs (an englishmans home from home),and a relaxed atmosphere (not a single siren did i hear!).
Yay for Norrkoping!
Posted November 01, 2008
by Irenemaria
Hello all! I live in Sweden. Of course my lenses are influenced by that but also some of my interests are reflected in them. I love music in many for...
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