Skänninge
Skänninge is a locality in Mjölby Municipality in Östergötland County in Sweden. In 2010, 3,140 people lived there 2010.[1] It is located circa 10 kilometers north of Mjölby.
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| Coordinates: 58°24′N 15°05′E / 58.400°N 15.083°ECoordinates: 58°24′N 15°05′E / 58.400°N 15.083°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Östergötland |
| County | Östergötland County |
| Municipality | Mjölby Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.76 km2 (1.07 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,140 |
| • Density | 1,138/km2 (2,950/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Skänninge Media
The Middle Age church ”Vårfrukyrkan” in Skänninge, built around 1300 by the German population in the town, the Swedish population had a different church, but after the Reformation this is the only church left in the town, churches and monasteries destroyed by the Swedish king Gustaf Vasa around 1550, when he need stones to his new castle in Vadstena.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
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Other websites
Media related to Skänninge at Wikimedia Commons
