Enköping is situated near Lake Mälaren, about 78 km west of Stockholm. A comparably large number of Swedish cities are located in the vicinity of Enköping. The municipal slogan is therefore "Sweden's Closest City". This expression was created in 1965 when it was discovered by a local business that within a radius of 120 kilometers, one finds 38 Swedish cities and a third of Sweden's population.
Near Enköping, there is some of the best preserved rock art from the Bronze Age present in central Sweden. The city of Enköping itself dates its history back to the 13th century but the city itself did not emerge until about 1250. Enköping was then as now situated by the rich farmlands close to lake Mälaren, leading to a wealthy rural population. The city has also always been a major crossroads for commerce, and excellent communications signify the city even today: The Mälar Railline (Mälarbanan) and the E18 highway provide ample means of travelling to the nearby major cities of Stockholm and Västerås. The city has several manufacturing industries, a hospital and the Swedish Armed Forces command and control an army electronic warfare centre Ledningsregementet (LedR).
^ abc (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
^Jeffrey de Hart, 'Crying Fame', in Billboard dated 20 November 2004, Vol. 116, No. 47, p. 77
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enköping, historic, ship, locality, seat, municipality, uppsala, county, sweden, with, inhabitants, 2018, november, 2008sealshow, uppsalashow, swedencoordinates, 63556, 07639, 63556, 07639, coordinates, 63556, 07639, 63556, 07639countryswedenprovinceupplandcou. For the historic ship see MV Enkoping Enkoping is a locality and the seat of Enkoping Municipality Uppsala County Sweden with 30 000 inhabitants in 2018 1 EnkopingEnkoping in November 2008SealEnkopingShow map of UppsalaEnkopingShow map of SwedenCoordinates 59 38 08 N 17 04 35 E 59 63556 N 17 07639 E 59 63556 17 07639 Coordinates 59 38 08 N 17 04 35 E 59 63556 N 17 07639 E 59 63556 17 07639CountrySwedenProvinceUpplandCountyUppsala CountyMunicipalityEnkoping MunicipalityFounded1300Area 1 Total10 67 km2 4 12 sq mi Elevation16 m 52 ft Population 31 December 2010 1 Total21 121 Density1 980 km2 5 100 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code745 xxArea code 46 171WebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Notable people 4 Sports 5 Twin towns sister cities 6 References 7 External linksGeography EditEnkoping is situated near Lake Malaren about 78 km west of Stockholm A comparably large number of Swedish cities are located in the vicinity of Enkoping The municipal slogan is therefore Sweden s Closest City This expression was created in 1965 when it was discovered by a local business that within a radius of 120 kilometers one finds 38 Swedish cities and a third of Sweden s population History Edit Enkoping circa 1700 from Suecia antiqua et hodierna Near Enkoping there is some of the best preserved rock art from the Bronze Age present in central Sweden The city of Enkoping itself dates its history back to the 13th century but the city itself did not emerge until about 1250 Enkoping was then as now situated by the rich farmlands close to lake Malaren leading to a wealthy rural population The city has also always been a major crossroads for commerce and excellent communications signify the city even today The Malar Railline Malarbanan and the E18 highway provide ample means of travelling to the nearby major cities of Stockholm and Vasteras The city has several manufacturing industries a hospital and the Swedish Armed Forces command and control an army electronic warfare centre Ledningsregementet LedR Notable people EditAmelia Andersdotter Snoh Aalegra singer Elin Lanto singer 2 Lars archbishop is buried in the monastery there Sports EditThe following sports clubs are located in Enkoping Enkopings SK Enkopings RKTwin towns sister cities EditSee also List of twin towns and sister cities in Sweden Enkoping is twinned with Santa Rosa Laguna PhilippinesReferences Edit a b c Tatorternas landareal folkmangd och invanare per km2 2005 och 2010 in Swedish Statistics Sweden 14 December 2011 Archived from the original on 2012 01 27 Retrieved 10 January 2012 Jeffrey de Hart Crying Fame in Billboard dated 20 November 2004 Vol 116 No 47 p 77External links EditFind businesses and places in Enkoping Wikimedia Commons has media related to Enkoping Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Enkoping amp oldid 1028473846, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
